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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what equality impact assessment in relation to gender his Department carried out on the proposal to limit the new postgraduate student loan finance to students under 30.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	217197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>A preliminary equality impact assessment undertaken by the Department suggests there is little difference between the proportions of men and women undertaking postgraduate taught courses under 30 and those who are older, or in their propensity to study part-time. We will gather further evidence as part of the consultation before finalising the terms of the postgraduate taught loan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/12/2014 16:27:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32556 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

167968

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of part-time UK postgraduate students of each gender were (a) under 30, (b) between 30 and 40 and (c) over 40 years of age on entry in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	217198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes data on entrants at UK Higher Education Institutions. The proportion of entrants to part-time taught postgraduate qualifications by gender and age in the last three academic years is provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on entrants at UK Higher Education Institutions in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion of UK Domiciled entrants to part-time <sup>(1)</sup> Postgraduate Taught Qualifications<sup> (2)</sup> by Age and Gender</p><p> </p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p> </p><p>Academic Years 2010/11 to 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2012/13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2011/12</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2010/11</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency</p><p> </p><p>Notes: Percentages have been rounded, therefore the sum of components may not add up to the total.</p><p> </p><p>1. Domicile refers to the student’s postcode or permanent address prior to entering their course</p><p> </p><p>2. Entrants refers to those in their first year of study</p><p> </p><p>3. Age of student as of 31<sup>st</sup> August</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/12/2014 16:26:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32559 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin