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• Reference: 2015/4246
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

How are you aiding Ofsted in tackling unregistered schools, some of which are believed to be within London, which pose a safety risk to children?

• Reference: 2015/4247
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What pressure are you placing on the Department for Education to ensure that there is a proper and speedy procedure in place for closing unregistered schools where there are welfare concerns?

• Reference: 2015/4248
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Have you discussed the issue of unregistered London schools, which constitute a safeguarding risk, with Government ministers and will you provide details of these discussions?

• Reference: 2015/4249
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Are you actively involved in lobbying central government prior to the introduction of a national funding formula for schools under which London schools in some areas could lose vital funding which reflects their high levels of deprivation?

• Reference: 2015/4331
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

In light of the IPPR finding that the UK has seen the greatest decline in Europe of in work training since 2008 what are you doing to improve the access to training for workers in London given the impact it can have on career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4332
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What support have you provided to adult education facilities in London which provide access to the training vital for many to make career progression?

• Reference: 2015/4336
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

While the announcement that the national base rate for 16-19 funding will be protected in cash terms is welcome, what are you doing to ensure that unprotected additional funding for disadvantaged students is maintained so that young Londoners can still get the extra help they need to access training?

• Reference: 2015/4337
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What are you doing to ensure that the voice of small London technology companies will continue to be heard when it comes to national decisions on apprenticeships following the greater influence that larger businesses are likely to expect after the introduction of the apprenticeships levy?

• Reference: 2015/4338
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

What efforts are you intending to make to secure positions for London's leading tech and creative firms on the new employer-led bodies due to set apprenticeship standards, as announced within the spending review, given the vital need for new talent within these growth industries in the London economy?

• Reference: 2015/3659
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Will you commit to ensuring that the LEP takes due notice of the Ofsted report regarding the need to ensure that the haste of apprenticeship creation doesn't serve to devalue them?