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registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 29 March (HL14665), whether they have had, or intend to have, discussions with the government of the United States about the possible effects of incidents of cash-for-student places at United States colleges on the mutual standing of higher education institutions between the UK and the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL15155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>In order to support the standing of our higher education institutions, the UK government regularly engages with other countries to aid the mutual recognition of qualifications. To support this objective, the UK National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) provides expert advice on behalf of the UK government on the comparability of international qualifications with those of the UK. They have close links with their counterparts in countries around the world, including in the US. Our universities and colleges are supported by the UK NARIC service in making decisions on the eligibility of applicants for places in their courses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/04/2019 14:32:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1091620

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of cash-for-student-places granted by the University of Southern California and other major US colleagues on the mutual recognition of qualifications and standards with equivalent UK institutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a robust system for the recognition of international qualifications. The UK National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) provides expert advice on behalf of the government on the comparability of international qualifications with those of the UK. Our universities and colleges are supported by the UK NARIC service in making decisions on the eligibility of applicants for places in their courses.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:06:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

834503

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 23 January (HL4568), why the Department for Education has not collected data about the preferences of parents from different faiths in relation to the schools they choose for their children.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Schools designated with a religious character are permitted to collect information about parents’ faith in a supplementary application form. Schools that do not have a religious character will not require information about parents’ religious beliefs or practice as this will be irrelevant to their choice of school. Only schools with a religious character might hold this data and so, if collected by the department, this would not provide an accurate picture across all schools.</p><p>We do, of course, keep this general approach to the collection of data under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/02/2018 16:51:18 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

834504

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Catholicism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 23 January (HL4566), whether it is their policy to ensure that all Catholic parents are able to educate their children in Catholic schools; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The government’s focus is on ensuring we have a diverse education system, which meets the needs of parents and comprises a variety of high performing schools, including Church and faith schools. It will not always be possible, or an effective use of public funds, to meet every parent’s individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>Data published by the Catholic Education Service indicates that pupils in Catholic schools come from a wide variety of backgrounds and in particular include a significant proportion of non-Catholics. See Table 2.2.5 on page 16 of the attached Catholic Education Service’s Digest of 2017 Census Data for Schools and Colleges in England, which is also available at: <a href="http://catholiceducation.org.uk/images/CensusDigestEngland2017.pdf" target="_blank">http://catholiceducation.org.uk/images/CensusDigestEngland2017.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2018 11:14:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name CensusDigestEngland2017.pdf title Census Digest England 2017
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

819364

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Catholicism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 6 December 2017 (HL3948), what is their assessment of the value of Catholic schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>There are 1,967 state funded Catholic schools in England.</p><p>They are more likely to be rated good or outstanding by Ofsted than other schools and achieve consistently higher exam results than the national average.</p><p>The Catholic Church has been providing education in England since 1847 and the government recognises the enormous contribution the Catholic Church has provided over the last 170 years.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/01/2018 17:33:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

819367

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 December 2017 (HL3949), what evidence they have, if any, of why some Muslim parents send their children to Catholic, or other faith, schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect data about the preferences of parents from particular faiths in relation to the choice of school for their children. Catholic schools are often popular with parents and over-subscribed and it is likely that this may result in interest from Muslim parents as well as those from other faiths and no faith.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/01/2018 17:32:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

808763

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Governing Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the Cadbury Report (1992), Greenbury Report (1995) and their successors as models for any future reports concerning corporate governance in universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Any future reports the government might commission in relation to corporate governance in universities would need to evaluate the models of previous reports, such as the Cadbury Report (1992) and the Greenbury Report (1995) on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Any such assessment would need to take into account the timing, scope and context of any such future report.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/12/2017 17:43:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

808764

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they intend to encourage universities to follow the example of Central St Martin's London in refunding students for failure to provide adequate tuition in their courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on students’ issues are primarily for individual institutions. Higher Education providers (HEPs) are, in the first instance, responsible for the management of their own internal affairs, complying with relevant legislation. Responsibility for handling a student complaint is initially a matter for the relevant Higher Education provider. Where a student complaint cannot be resolved through the institution’s complaint processes, they can take their complaint to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) for Higher Education. The OIA was established in 2004 as an alternative to the courts and is free of charge to students.</p><p> </p><p>HEPs can also have responsibilities under consumer law which should be discharged fully, and policies and procedures should be in place to comply with the law. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance to help HEPs understand their obligations under consumer law.</p><p> </p><p>The government has published a consultation on behalf of the new Office for Students (OfS) regarding the regulation of the higher education sector. The consultation includes a proposal that the OfS will require registered HEPs in the approved and approved (fee cap) categories to demonstrate that they have given due regard to relevant guidance, such as that of CMA, to comply with consumer law when developing their procedures governing their contractual relationships with students. The consultation closes on 22 December and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/12/2017 17:23:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802415

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of places available at Catholic schools for Catholic children.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect data on the number of places available at Catholic schools for Catholic children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2017 12:03:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802416

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of Muslim children being educated in Catholic faith schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the religion of pupils attending schools in England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2017 12:00:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten