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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for (a) laboratory technicians, (b) electrical and electronics technicians and (c) engineering technicians to £38,000 per annum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the skilled worker visa salary threshold for (a) laboratory technicians, (b) electrical and electronics technicians and (c) engineering technicians to £38,000 per annum.
Full information on the ‘going rates’ for eligible occupation is published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retainment of (i) nurses, (ii) doctors, (iii) dentists and (iv) medical technicians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retainment of (i) nurses, (ii) doctors, (iii) dentists and (iv) medical technicians.
We are on schedule to deliver an additional 50,000 nurses by the end of March 2024, with a further 32,000 nurses currently working in the National Health Service, compared with September 2019. The Government has funded an additional 1,500 medical school places each year for domestic students in England, which was completed in September 2020 and delivered five new medical schools. The first graduates from this expansion entered foundation training in August 2022.
Health Education England has undertaken a three-year review of education and training, which is being implemented through the Dental Education Reform Programme. In July 2022, we announced measures to reform NHS dental services to increase access for patients and remunerate dentists fairly for caring for patients with complex needs. We are also working with NHS England and the sector on longer-term improvements to make NHS dentistry a more appealing place to work.
Emergency medical technician training is undertaken through an apprenticeship qualification whilst employed in an ambulance service trust. Some EMTs can progress to a registered paramedic through additional education programmes.
NHS England’s retention programme seeks to understand why staff leave and provide targeted interventions to support staff to stay, with each trust required to have in place retention action plans that will target support where needed locally. The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support freelance venue technicians and producers unable to access Government support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support freelance venue technicians and producers unable to access Government support.
We recognise the crucial role that individuals play in making our arts and creative industries world-leading.
Arts Council England (ACE) has already distributed £104m through its Emergency Response Package to ensure the immediate resilience of this vital sector. The package included £80.7 million of support for cultural organisations, and £23.1 million of financial support for individuals, including freelancers. More than 9000 organisations and individuals were successful in applying for this emergency funding.
To complement Government Funding, ACE have made over £115m of funding available for individuals, including freelancers, to apply for. This includes:
£17.1m through the Emergency Response Fund for individuals;
£18m through their Developing Your Creative Practice fund;
£75m through National Lottery Project Grants (available to both individuals and orgs); and
£6m distributed by a series of Benevolent Funds focused on the self-employed.
The Secretary of State announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion support package for the cultural sector which will benefit the live events sector by providing support to venues and many other cultural organisations to stay open and continue operating. £333 million was awarded to 1973 arts organisations which had applied for grants less than £1 million from Arts Council England. Funded organisations included venues, festivals, theatres, museums and cultural organisations. Over the coming weeks further Culture Recovery Fund awards will be announced - including grants over £1 million, and the Capital Kickstart and Repayable Finance programmes.
The Chancellor has announced the Winter Economy Plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months, once the existing Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme come to end. We are also offering businesses who face a drop in demand for their services and possible cash flow issues generous terms for the repayment of deferred taxes and government-backed loans.
We continue to engage with the sector to discuss the on-going challenges facing the industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the supply of laboratory scientist technicians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the supply of laboratory scientist technicians.
The government wants to encourage more students into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and training at all stages from primary school to higher education, which will equip people with the skills needed for such roles. We are investing an additional £406 million in skills, including maths and digital. This includes the Advanced Maths Premium and an £84 million programme to improve the teaching of computing.
It is crucial we encourage more young people to consider STEM careers, including careers such as laboratory scientist technicians. We have committed to improving STEM careers advice in schools in the government’s careers strategy which ensures that STEM encounters, such as with employers and apprenticeships, are built into school career programmes by updating school and college statutory guidance.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy also funds a number of programmes that aim to inspire more young people to study science subjects, such as the STEM Ambassadors programme, and the CREST awards, which engage students in STEM-related projects.
T levels will also provide alternative routes into laboratory and science technical careers. T levels will be a new gold-standard in technical education, providing a distinctive and rigorous alternative to A levels and apprenticeships. T level panels of employers are defining the outline content for the new programmes and we recently announced that T levels in the Health and Science route, which includes Laboratory Sciences, will be taught by selected providers from 2021.
Apprenticeships are available in the sector across a range of levels including Laboratory scientist (degree); Laboratory scientist Level 5; and Laboratory technician Level 3. These standards are being developed by employer groups, including groups in the health and science sector such as Pfizer, GSK, Astra Zeneca, Sterling Pharma Solutions, 3M. A full list of standards is available on the Institute for Apprenticeships’ website at https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/.
To stimulate apprenticeships growth across all sectors, we are first and foremost ensuring that apprenticeships are a quality product recognised by individuals and employers – setting individuals on a path to a to great career and providing employers with the home-grown skills they need to grow their businesses and increase productivity.
We are also currently carrying out a review of higher technical education, looking at how level 4 and 5 classroom based technical education meets the needs of learners and employers. This forms part of our commitment to support routes to higher-earning technical roles and address the skills needs of the economy. Our ambition is to reform higher level technical education so that it delivers the skills employers and the economy need and offers attractive routes to higher earning technical roles. We also intend to establish a system of employer-led national standards for higher technical education.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change has been in the proportion of females among full-time technicians and engineers in the engineering industry over the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change has been in the proportion of females among full-time technicians and engineers in the engineering industry over the last ten years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
New clause 4 (Air pollution and vehicle technology) debated and withdrawn. New clause 6 (Licensing and accreditation scheme for technicians working on automated and electric vehicles) debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Consultation on the collection and use of data from automated and electric vehicles) debated and withdrawn. New clause 11 (Membership of European Aviation Safety Agency), discussed with new clause 12 (Single European Skies Movement Research project) and new clause 13 (Membership of the European common aviation area), debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Safe use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the UK) debated and withdrawn. New clause 16 (Review of part 1) debated and withdrawn. Bill to be reported, without amendment. Written evidence reported to the House.
New clause 4 (Air pollution and vehicle technology) debated and withdrawn. New clause 6 (Licensing and accreditation scheme for technicians working on automated and electric vehicles) debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Consultation on the collection and use of data from automated and electric vehicles) debated and withdrawn. New clause...
Letter dated 22/02/2017 from John Hayes MP to Andrew Selous MP regarding points raised during the Westminster Hall debate on ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) on 1 Feb 2017. 4p.
Letter dated 22/02/2017 from John Hayes MP to Andrew Selous MP regarding points raised during the Westminster Hall debate on ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) on 1 Feb 2017. 4p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the training of sufficient engineers and technicians to support the UK nuclear industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the training of sufficient engineers and technicians to support the UK nuclear industry.
The Government is working with industry and skills bodies to achieve this goal, and Government-backed skills initiatives such as the Apprenticeship Levy and the National College for Nuclear are examples of actions taken to date. The National College for Nuclear aims to train 7,000 people by 2020, with the first intake of students to begin in September 2017.
The Government plans to deliver the majority of skills needed for the sector through national Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, including apprenticeships and higher education in combination with organisations’ in-house training and targeted support from accredited skills bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the table in Paragraph 123 of the Impact Assessment to the Government's 2011 Cancer Strategy, whether the projected increase in staff numbers required to deliver that strategy by 2014-15 was achieved for (a) radiographers, (b) consultant radiologists, (c) ultrasonographers,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the table in Paragraph 123 of the Impact Assessment to the Government's 2011 Cancer Strategy, whether the projected increase in staff numbers required to deliver that strategy by 2014-15 was achieved for (a) radiographers, (b) consultant radiologists, (c) ultrasonographers,...
Information for 2014-15 is not available.
Draft Pharmacy Order 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. (Vote).
Draft Pharmacy Order 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. (Vote).
Draft Pharmacy Order 2010. Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department of Health. Made 10 February 2010 (SI 2010/231). Coming into force in accordance with article 1. Revokes Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (SI 2007/289).
Draft Pharmacy Order 2010. Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department of Health. Made 10 February 2010 (SI 2010/231). Coming into force in accordance with article 1. Revokes Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (SI 2007/289).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to support training and professional development for clinical dental technicians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to support training and professional development for clinical dental technicians.
SI 2008/1553. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 21 July 2008. Amends SI 2007/289.
SI 2008/1553. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 21 July 2008. Amends SI 2007/289.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department has issued to schools on the roles and responsibilities of (a) teaching assistants and (b) technicians working in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department has issued to schools on the roles and responsibilities of (a) teaching assistants and (b) technicians working in schools.
SI 2007/441. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 30 March 2007.
SI 2007/441. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 30 March 2007.
SI 2007/442. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Health. Coming into force 30 March 2007.
SI 2007/442. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Health. Coming into force 30 March 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there are plans to extend the provision of training for dental technicians at the new dental schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there are plans to extend the provision of training for dental technicians at the new dental schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the (a) actual strength and (b) establishment of (i) engineering technicians, (ii) operator mechanics and (iii) communication technicians in the Royal Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the (a) actual strength and (b) establishment of (i) engineering technicians, (ii) operator mechanics and (iii) communication technicians in the Royal Navy.
| As at 1 January 2006 | |||||
| Regular Strength | |||||
| Total Strength | Untrained | Trained | FTRS | Trained Requirement | |
| Eng Techs, Arts and Mechs | 11,210 | 1,660 | 9,390 | 160 | 9,900 |
| (Technicians) | 400 | 380 | 30 | 0 | 2,300 |
| (Artificers) | 5,430 | 1,050 | 4,280 | 100 | 4,050 |
| (Mechanics) | 5,380 | 230 | 5,090 | 60 | 3,560 |
| Operator Maintainers | 6,980 | 480 | 6,430 | 70 | 6,550 |
| Communications Technicians | 310 | 40 | 270 | — | 230 |
| Notes: Engineering Technicians are new branches which are being formed by the merger of the old artificer and mechanics branches. This process is still in transition, so to get a clear picture of strengths against requirement it is necessary to look at all three groups together. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in five have been rounded to the nearest even multiple of 10 The trained strength and the FTRS (full-time Reserve Service) are both used to fill trained requirement posts. | |||||
| (39) Less than five. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in the registration of clinical dental technicians with the General Dental Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in the registration of clinical dental technicians with the General Dental Council.