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  • Apprenticeships (4)

    • Reference: 2013/1519
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    TfL does not appear to record how many disabled apprentices started in 2011/12. Is this information being recorded now, and if not, could you make plans to see that it is recorded?

  • Apprenticeships (5)

    • Reference: 2013/1520
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    I understand that there will be improvements to monitoring and reporting systems that are being put in place across the GLA in regards to apprenticeships. Can you outline whether this will include: a. Monitoring how many apprentices go on to be in full employment one year later? b. Completions for each cohort? c. Recording how long the apprenticeships last for?

  • Apprenticeships (6)

    • Reference: 2013/1521
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    A significant number of apprenticeship starts are going to people over the age of 25. What are you doing to encourage more young people to undertake apprenticeships, specifically those not in education, employment or training?

  • Apprenticeship numbers (1)

    • Reference: 2013/1522
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    In your response to MQ 3498/2012, you state that there was a total of 857 apprenticeship starts in 2011/12, and it does not include the London Fire Brigade. However, a letter from Munira Mirza to the Oversight Committee states that there have been 271 starts in 2011/12, including the London Fire Brigade. Which figures are the correct ones?

  • Apprenticeship numbers (2)

    • Reference: 2013/1523
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    When will the latest apprenticeship breakdown information be available in the public domain?

  • Academies in London (1)

    • Reference: 2013/1524
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    Of the £8.3 billion spent on academies between April 2010 and March 2012, can you tell me how much was spent on academies in London?

  • Academies in London (3)

    • Reference: 2013/1526
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    Do you have faith in the Department of Education's ability to have proper oversight over an ever increasing workload from academy conversions in London given that there is an ever decreasing budget due to cuts?

  • Academies in London (4)

    • Reference: 2013/1527
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    Do you agree with the Public Accounts Committee when it states that the current funding mechanism for academies 'do not operate effectively alongside the local authority system'? What are the implications of this issue for London?

  • Academies in London (5)

    • Reference: 2013/1528
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    In May 2010 there were 203 academies nationwide, by September 2012 this number reached 2309, given your interest in free schools and academies in London, do you have faith in the Department of Education to administer and manage an increasing number of academies and free schools in London considering the major staffing cuts which are hitting the Department of Education?

  • Academies in London (6)

    • Reference: 2013/1529
    • Question by: Len Duvall OBE
    • Meeting date: 22 May 2013
    Of the £96 million originally budgeted for school improvement by the Government but transferred to the academies budget, do you know how much was meant to be spent on improving underperforming schools in London?