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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-07-06more like thismore than 2023-07-06
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Universities: Strikes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with university Vice-Chancellors on the quality of education provided to university students during periods of strike action. more like this
tabling member constituency North Herefordshire more like this
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Sir Bill Wiggin more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-11more like thismore than 2023-07-11
answer text <p>The department understands that the vast majority of students will remain unaffected by the industrial action and, in most cases, will receive their full results on time and progress and/or graduate as normal.</p><p>The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has published research findings which surveyed 49% of higher education (HE) institutions in the New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff. These institutions provided updated feedback on the impact of the marking and assessment boycott on students at their institutions:</p><ul><li>Over 70% of HE institutions said that ‘less than 2% of students’ will be unable to graduate this summer due to the boycott.</li><li>A further 20% were ‘unsure’ of the number.</li><li>4% of HE institutions said ‘between 2% and 9% of students’ would be impacted.</li></ul><p>These research findings can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.ucea.ac.uk/news-releases/23june23/" target="_blank">https://www.ucea.ac.uk/news-releases/23june23/</a>.</p><p>On 22 June 2023, I met with Universities UK (UUK), the Russell Group, and UCEA to better understand the impact that this boycott will have on students and the mitigating actions their members are taking to protect students’ interests.</p><p>I have also written to the Russell Group and UUK, encouraging them to continue to do everything within their powers to protect the interests of students during this phase of industrial action. On 27 June 2023, I met with a number of HE representative groups to discuss the marking and assessment boycott, including the mitigating actions HE institutions are taking to protect their students’ interests.</p><p>HE institutions are working on minimising the disruption to their students in a variety of ways, including reallocating marking to other staff members, and hiring external markers. Many HE institutions can award degrees when they have enough evidence of a student’s prior attainment to do so. Others will be able to assign provisional grades to students to allow them to progress and, once all papers have been marked, degree classifications will either remain as provisionally assigned or be uplifted to reflect the student’s achievements.</p><p>The government believes students should be at the heart of the HE system. This is why we set up the Office for Students (OfS) to regulate the HE sector in England, protect student rights, and ensure the sector is delivering real value for money. The OfS has published guidance to students on their rights during industrial action at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-students/student-rights-and-welfare/student-guide-to-industrial-action/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-students/student-rights-and-welfare/student-guide-to-industrial-action/</a>.</p><p>On 12 June 2023, the OfS wrote to institutions affected by the boycott to reiterate its expectations in relation to its conditions of registration. The OfS will continue to monitor this ongoing situation through their normal regulatory mechanisms.</p><p>Students who have complaints about their HE experience should contact their provider in the first instance. Students in England and Wales may also raise a complaint with the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, which was set up to provide an alternative to the courts and is free of charge to students. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.oiahe.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.oiahe.org.uk/</a>.</p><p>We have a world class university sector, with four institutions in the world’s top 10, and the government fully expects the UK to continue to be a major destination of choice for international students.</p><p>We hope all parties can reach an agreement that delivers good value for students, staff, and universities, so further industrial action can be avoided.  The Department will continue to engage with the HE sector over the coming weeks to help better understand the boycott’s impact on students and the mitigating actions HE institutions are taking to protect their students’ interests.</p>
answering member constituency Harlow more like this
answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
grouped question UIN
192806 more like this
192808 more like this
192809 more like this
192810 more like this
192811 more like this
192812 more like this
192813 more like this
192814 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-11T12:16:57.717Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-11T12:16:57.717Z
answering member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
tabling member
1428
label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-19more like thismore than 2018-11-19
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Wales Office: Correspondence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters he has received from Members of the House of (a) Commons and (b) Lords in each of the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
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Chris Ruane more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-27more like thismore than 2018-11-27
answer text <p>In the past 12 months, the office of the Secretary of State for Wales has formally responded to 46 letters from MPs and 2 letters from Peers. A breakdown by month is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales also receives copies of letters that do not require responses but this information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to MPs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to Peers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Junior Ministers responses to MPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-27T10:37:57.673Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-27T10:37:57.673Z
answering member
4086
label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this