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1019357

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Research and Innovation: Publications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he made of the potential economic effect of Science Europe’s Open Access Coalition Plan S before UK Research and Innovation signed up to that plan.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
	uin	198295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Plan S is a set of high-level principles which are in line with current UK Government policy and ambitions for Open Access (OA), and identify common ways to accelerate the implementation of OA to meet the European Competitiveness Councils target, set by ministers in 2016, of making all publicly funded research Open Access by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The UKRI OA Review is working within the framework of Government policy, due to report in autumn 2019. The Review will examine the best way to implement and operationalise Government’s ambitions around Open Access. BEIS will be represented on the OA Review Steering Group. The UKRI OA Review is focused on the effectiveness of UKRI policies and should any change to Government policy be proposed, Ministers will be consulted.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 198296 question first answered 12/12/2018 16:51:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1019358

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Research: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to participate in the forthcoming UK Research and Innovation review of open access policy.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
	uin	198296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Plan S is a set of high-level principles which are in line with current UK Government policy and ambitions for Open Access (OA), and identify common ways to accelerate the implementation of OA to meet the European Competitiveness Councils target, set by ministers in 2016, of making all publicly funded research Open Access by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The UKRI OA Review is working within the framework of Government policy, due to report in autumn 2019. The Review will examine the best way to implement and operationalise Government’s ambitions around Open Access. BEIS will be represented on the OA Review Steering Group. The UKRI OA Review is focused on the effectiveness of UKRI policies and should any change to Government policy be proposed, Ministers will be consulted.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 198295 question first answered 12/12/2018 16:51:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1019926

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Withdrawal Agreement on the involvement of (a) UK students and (b) UK universities in ERASMUS+.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	198862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK entities' right to participate in EU programmes during the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), including Erasmus+, will be unaffected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU for the lifetime of projects financed by the current MFF.</p><p>Following ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK universities and students participating in the current Erasmus+ programme will be able to continue to bid for funding, participate in and lead consortia, until programme closure in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/12/2018 17:20:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1020014

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health, whether the Government supports all WTO members to (a) utilise TRIPS flexibilities including compulsory licenses and (b) determine the grounds upon which such licences are granted.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	198725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government fully supports The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, which sets out the minimum international standards for intellectual property protection, whilst providing some flexibilities for Member States to implement IP policies suitable to their circumstances.</p><p>The Government also supports the 2001 Doha Declaration on Public Health which re-affirmed that WTO member states are free to determine the grounds for granting compulsory licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/12/2018 11:22:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1020438

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 192091, what recourse is available to students with vision impairment who require support which is not covered by the disabled students' allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The government expects all higher education providers to fulfil their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for all disabled higher education students, not just those in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSAs).</p><p> </p><p>DSAs remain available to supplement the reasonable adjustments made by institutions, and for the provision of more specialist support such as a mobility trainer for blind or visually impaired students.</p><p> </p><p>Students who wish to dispute their institution's provision of an assessed reasonable adjustment can invoke an exceptional case process under DSA. To date, fewer than 10 students have done so.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/12/2018 15:07:27 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1020439

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2018 to Question 192091, what steps have been taken to ensure that students with visual impairments are (a) aware that they may be eligible for the disabled students' allowance and (b) do not face financial barriers to accessing that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) provides application forms in braille, and also offers telephone support to those unable to access applications on-line or through hard copy.</p><p>Information on Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) is available on direct.gov at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas</a>. The direct.gov site encourages any student who is unable to apply online to contact the SLC for assistance.</p><p>The SLC works closely with institutions to promote awareness of DSAs by providing quick guides which can be provided to students at open days and by developing working relationships with universities’ own disability services.</p><p>All eligible students undertake a Study Needs Assessment, and the SLC pays for the assessor directly from a student’s DSAs general allowance. Students are not expected to pay this cost up-front.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/12/2018 14:39:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1020441

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2018 to Question 191270 on Overseas Students: Immigration, what guidelines Student Finance England follows when making a decision on whether a student’s residence in the UK and Islands has been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full time education.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	199286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Generally, to meet the eligibility requirements for student support, a student should be resident in England, have ‘settled’ status or a recognised connection with the UK, and have been a resident of the UK and Islands (Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) for the three years prior to the start of the course.</p><p>Any period of residence in the United Kingdom and Islands wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education does not count towards the period of ordinary residence required to qualify for student support. Student Finance England considers applications on a case by case basis, taking into account all information and evidence available.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/12/2018 15:07:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1022955

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, what funds his Department has allocated to the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	200619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has allocated £97 million in relation to the work to develop options for a UK Global Navigation Satellite System. This comprises the £92m for the Engineering, Design and Development Phase and £5m incurred on initial feasibility study work.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/12/2018 15:19:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1023184

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the Sutton Trust's report of 7 December 2018, Access to Advantage, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of state school pupils applying to study at Oxbridge universities.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education (HE) is a priority for this government. Everyone with the capability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of background or where they grew up.</p><p>This year, record rates of English 18 year olds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have entered full-time university. However, more could and should be done. That is why, in our first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers, particularly the most selective, to make further progress in ensuring that disadvantaged and underrepresented students can access, participate and succeed in HE.</p><p>A new transparency condition will require HE providers to publish application, offer, acceptance, non-continuation and attainment rates by socio-economic background, gender and ethnicity. This will provide greater transparency and help drive fairness on admissions and outcomes.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical driver of access to HE and the government has asked HE providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. All universities are expected to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p>The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) targets those areas of the country where progression into HE is both low overall and lower than expected (given typical GCSE attainment rates), in order to increase the number of young people from under-represented groups who go into higher education.</p><p>The department’s Opportunity Areas initiative is part of the government’s national plan for dealing with social mobility through education. The government expects universities to actively engage in these areas, to tackle local barriers.</p><p>In addition, the department launched Opportunity North East – a £24 million investment to drive rapid and sustainable improvements in education, to tackle the key issues holding young people back. We will challenge the most selective institutions to do more to increase the number of young people from the region.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 201164 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:00:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1023208

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the Sutton Trust's report of 7 December 2018, Access to Advantage, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional inequalities in gaining a place at an Oxbridge university.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education (HE) is a priority for this government. Everyone with the capability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of background or where they grew up.</p><p>This year, record rates of English 18 year olds, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have entered full-time university. However, more could and should be done. That is why, in our first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers, particularly the most selective, to make further progress in ensuring that disadvantaged and underrepresented students can access, participate and succeed in HE.</p><p>A new transparency condition will require HE providers to publish application, offer, acceptance, non-continuation and attainment rates by socio-economic background, gender and ethnicity. This will provide greater transparency and help drive fairness on admissions and outcomes.</p><p>Prior attainment is a critical driver of access to HE and the government has asked HE providers to take on a more direct role in helping to raise attainment in schools as part of their outreach activity. All universities are expected to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p>The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) targets those areas of the country where progression into HE is both low overall and lower than expected (given typical GCSE attainment rates), in order to increase the number of young people from under-represented groups who go into higher education.</p><p>The department’s Opportunity Areas initiative is part of the government’s national plan for dealing with social mobility through education. The government expects universities to actively engage in these areas, to tackle local barriers.</p><p>In addition, the department launched Opportunity North East – a £24 million investment to drive rapid and sustainable improvements in education, to tackle the key issues holding young people back. We will challenge the most selective institutions to do more to increase the number of young people from the region.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 201159 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:00:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis