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780446

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	30/10/2017
	date tabled	30/10/2017
	ddp created	31/10/2017 01:03:00
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	31/10/2017 01:10:19 19/01/2018 09:47:02
	hansard heading	Foster Care
	house id	1
	identifier	110271
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/11/2017 17:03:59
	question first ministerially corrected	19/01/2018 09:15:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered foster carers there have been in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 110271
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110271
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) with the information requested.<ins class="ministerial"> A copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</ins></p> question first answered 02/11/2017 17:03:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1002078

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:21:49
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	06/11/2018 11:25:07 12/11/2018 12:24:02
	hansard heading	Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	identifier	188171
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/11/2018 11:52:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the announcement in Budget 2018, how much of the £400 million capital payment to schools will be allocated to schools in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188171
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188171
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is allocating an additional £400 million capital funding to schools in 2018-19. This funding is in addition to the £1.4 billion of condition allocations already provided this year to those responsible for maintaining school buildings.</p><p> </p><p>A calculation tool will be published by December that will enable schools to estimate their own allocation. The Department plans to publish the final allocations for all schools in England in January and expects an average size primary school to receive £10,000 and an average size secondary school to receive £50,000.</p><p> </p><p>The additional funding will be allocated to: maintained nurseries, primary and secondary schools, academies and free schools, special schools, pupil referral units, non-maintained special schools, sixth-form colleges, and special post-16 institutions that have eligible state-funded pupils.</p><p> </p> question first answered 12/11/2018 11:52:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1002139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:23:52
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	05/11/2018 22:43:08 13/11/2018 18:08:02
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	188270
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/11/2018 17:36:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the supplementary funding to maintained nursery schools in 2019-20 on the ability of those schools to support children with SEND needs.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188270
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188270
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children, including those with special needs and disability (SEND). Many of them also provide specialist SEND support to other providers.</p><p>In recognition of the costs that MNS experience over and above other providers, we are providing supplementary funding – additional to funding received under the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF) – of around £60 million a year. This will enable local authorities to protect MNS pre-EYNFF funding levels until at least 2019-20.</p><p>In deciding what should happen after 2019-20, we want to ensure that decisions about the future of MNS are based on evidence. Therefore, we have commissioned new research on the value offered by MNS, which will be published over the winter.</p> question first answered 13/11/2018 17:36:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	creator	4637 label Biography information for James Frith
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003585

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:39:10
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 16:45:32 19/11/2018 17:55:08
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	189793
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/11/2018 17:23:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from bodies in the education sector on the potential effect of the ending of supplementary funding in 2019-20 on the number of maintained nursery schools.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189793
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189793
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. In the last three months, there have been nine representations led by MNS, one by an education trade union and two by education charities.</p><p>Representations made include the case for future funding and the sharing of research findings.</p> question first answered 19/11/2018 17:23:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	creator	4637 label Biography information for James Frith
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003614

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:40:20
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 15:45:08 19/11/2018 18:30:03
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Bury North
	house id	1
	identifier	189795
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/11/2018 17:58:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) children and (b) children eligible for free schools meals reached a Good Level of Development at age five in Bury North in each of the last three years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189795
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189795
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The requested data is shown in the attached table<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Results for academic year 2017/18 are due to be published on Thursday 29 November.</p> question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	creator	4637 label Biography information for James Frith
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1005876

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:32:19
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:41:35 15/11/2018 10:31:04
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	190474
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/11/2018 09:59:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many pupils were taught an instrument in class in each region in 2016-17.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190474
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190474
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005877

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:32:22
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:41:37 15/11/2018 10:31:03
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	190475
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/11/2018 09:59:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many of those music hubs are located in each region.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190475
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190475
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005879

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:32:26
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:41:41 15/11/2018 10:31:01
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	190476
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/11/2018 09:59:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Record numbers learning instruments in class thanks to music hubs, published on 24 October 2018, how many schools benefited from such music hubs in each of the region in 2016-17.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190476
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190476
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on the number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This information is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number of schools in each region who benefited from Music Hubs in 2016-17, the number of hubs located in each region and the number of pupils who were taught an instrument in class per region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics <strong>Region</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of schools <br></strong><strong>working </strong><strong>with Hubs <br>on core roles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Music<br> Education Hubs <br>in each region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils<br> receiving whole <br>class ensemble <br>teaching<br></strong><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of <br>pupils receiving <br>whole class<br> ensemble<br>teaching<br>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57,020</p></td><td><p>8.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,391</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td><td><p>6.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,233</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>114,315</p></td><td><p>8.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>72,032</p></td><td><p>18.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>2,709</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>98,260</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>105,231</p></td><td><p>8.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>70,190</p></td><td><p>9.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>65,767</p></td><td><p>7.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>66,447</p></td><td><p>8.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>711,241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.84%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 15/11/2018 09:59:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1008475

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/11/2018
	date	16/11/2018
	date tabled	16/11/2018
	ddp created	16/11/2018 15:25:56
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	16/11/2018 15:37:07 21/11/2018 17:13:02
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	identifier	192124
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 16:41:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 8 of the report of the Education Committee, Value for money in higher education, published on 5 November 2018, if will take steps to require universities to publish a breakdown of how tuition fees are spent.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 192124
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192124
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Students’ ability to make informed choices is at the heart of our recent reforms to higher education (HE). This government recognises the importance of this area and is increasing the information available to students to ensure that they can make informed choices about what and where to study.</p><p>As set out in the department’s strategic guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), we expect them to play a key role in delivering our objectives to improve and support informed choice through the provision of effective information, advice and guidance to all students. In February, we asked the OfS to work with the HE sector to improve transparency so that students know what they should expect and can effectively challenge providers who do not deliver on their commitments.</p><p>In addition, we asked the OfS to consider how to increase the transparency and visibility of what students can expect to receive for their investment at different HE providers, by making Longitudinal Education Outcomes data more widely available such as through publication on Unistats, thereby enabling students to make the right choices for them.</p><p>Although we provide guidance for the OfS, we cannot instruct it to undertake any specific course of action as it is an independent arm’s length body.</p><p>The government will respond directly to the Education Select Committee on its HE value for money report recommendations in due course.</p><p> </p> question first answered 21/11/2018 16:41:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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	published
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	answer date	21/11/2018
	date	16/11/2018
	date tabled	16/11/2018
	ddp created	16/11/2018 15:25:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	16/11/2018 15:37:09 21/11/2018 16:51:01
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	identifier	192125
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 16:19:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the report of the Education Committee, Value for money in higher education, published on 5 November 2018, HC 343, what steps he is taking to increase the number of state school-educated students studying at Russell Group universities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 192125
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192125
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Widening participation to Higher Education is a priority for this government. The government wants everyone with the capability to succeed in Higher Education to have the opportunity to benefit from a university education, regardless of their background.</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 the department’s first guidance to the Office for Students, we asked them to encourage providers to make further progress in ensuring that students from: areas of low higher education participation; low household income; and/or low socio-economic status, can access, participate and succeed in higher education, including at the most selective institutions.</p><p>In addition, a new transparency condition requires higher education 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 factor and the government have asked higher education 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> </p> question first answered 21/11/2018 16:19:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis