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1058956

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date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Video Games: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have graduated with a degree related to computer games design and programming in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	219318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of first degree qualifiers in computer games subjects for each year since 2012/13. Information on the number of qualifiers in these subjects has been available since the introduction of the third version of Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) in 2012/13, hence figures cannot be provided for any year prior to that.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Full-person-equivalent<strong>[1]</strong> First Degree qualifiers in computer games subjects</strong></p><p><strong>UK HEIs</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of qualifiers in computer games subjects<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Counts are on the basis of full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Qualifiers in Games (principal category I6 of JACS), which includes Games, Computer games programming, Computer game design and Computer games graphics. This code is only available since the introduction of the third version of JACS in 2012/13. More information on JACS codes can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 11:08:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1059056

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many higher education institutions have not published a student protection plan.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	219461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>All universities and other higher education providers that are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) have a student protection plan as a condition of registration, and they are expected to publish their plans.</p><p>That requirement applies to all those already registered and those seeking to register in the future. The OfS is currently checking the extent to which providers have published their plans to ensure all are publicly available.</p><p>The OfS currently has 301 higher education providers on its register. The registration process, as introduced for the first time in the Higher Education and Research Act, 2017, is ongoing and will be completed by August 2019.</p><p>Upon completion, the OfS will be able define the number of students covered by a student protection plan.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 219463 219464 question first answered 14/02/2019 11:05:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1059059

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students not currently covered by a student protection plan.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	219463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>All universities and other higher education providers that are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) have a student protection plan as a condition of registration, and they are expected to publish their plans.</p><p>That requirement applies to all those already registered and those seeking to register in the future. The OfS is currently checking the extent to which providers have published their plans to ensure all are publicly available.</p><p>The OfS currently has 301 higher education providers on its register. The registration process, as introduced for the first time in the Higher Education and Research Act, 2017, is ongoing and will be completed by August 2019.</p><p>Upon completion, the OfS will be able define the number of students covered by a student protection plan.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 219461 219464 question first answered 14/02/2019 11:05:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1059064

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which higher education institutions have yet to publish an agreed student protection plan.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	219464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>All universities and other higher education providers that are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) have a student protection plan as a condition of registration, and they are expected to publish their plans.</p><p>That requirement applies to all those already registered and those seeking to register in the future. The OfS is currently checking the extent to which providers have published their plans to ensure all are publicly available.</p><p>The OfS currently has 301 higher education providers on its register. The registration process, as introduced for the first time in the Higher Education and Research Act, 2017, is ongoing and will be completed by August 2019.</p><p>Upon completion, the OfS will be able define the number of students covered by a student protection plan.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 219461 219463 question first answered 14/02/2019 11:05:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1057047

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students’ Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prospective students eligible to receive Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) receive adequate information on DSAs before starting their courses.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	218812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) is freely 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> .</p><p> </p><p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) works closely with higher education providers (HEPs) to promote DSAs to all of their students, by providing quick guides which can be passed to students at open days, and by working with HEPs Disability Services. During Student Money Week prospective students will be able to access online DSAs information provided by SLC.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2015 statutory guidance for organisations which work with children and young people who have special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities was published, and is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398815/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398815/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf</a> .</p><p>This details how local authorities must publish a Local Offer, setting out in one place information about provision they expect to be available across education, health and social care for those in their area who have SEN or are disabled, including those who do not have education, health and care plans. The Local Offer must include information about support available to young people in higher education, particularly DSAs and the process and timescales for making an application.</p><p> </p><p>In an article on 17 January, found here: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/17/universities-can-do-more-to-support-their-disabled-students" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/17/universities-can-do-more-to-support-their-disabled-students</a>, I called on universities to do more to show disabled students that going to university can be an option for them, and to put disabled students front and centre in their planning to accommodate their needs.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/02/2019 16:42:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1056740

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains part of the Erasmus programme after 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	218221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK government has repeatedly made clear that it values international exchange and collaboration in education and training as part of its vision for a global Britain, and we believe that the UK and European countries should continue to give young people and students the chance to benefit from each other’s world leading universities post-exit.</p><p>In the event that there is no agreement between the UK and the EU on the Withdrawal Agreement – a “no deal” scenario - it is clearly in the interests of both parties to agree how we can ensure that mobilities and projects can be managed smoothly to completion. This will provide clarity and reassurance for both UK and EU students and institutions.</p><p>The government’s guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK applicants for all successful Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps bids submitted before the end of 2020. Successful bids are those that are approved directly by the European Commission or by the UK National Agency and ratified by the European Commission.</p><p>To provide more clarity, we published a new technical notice at the end of January, which provides detailed guidance to organisations and students on the UK’s anticipated participation in the current Erasmus+ programme (2014 to 2020) in the event of no deal. You can read this here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/02/2019 15:39:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1056889

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department is taking to support universities in protecting the mental health of students.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	218331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Mental Health is a priority for this government. This is why the government is continuing to work closely with Universities UK on embedding the Step Change programme within the sector. Step Change calls on higher education leaders to adopt mental health as a strategic priority.</p><p>The University Mental Health Charter announced in June 2018 is backed by the government and led by the sector, and will drive up standards in promoting student and staff mental health and wellbeing. In spring, there will be 6 consultation events around the UK, bringing together university leaders, staff and students to help shape the Charter’s structure and content.</p><p>Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous bodies, independent from government. HEIs are not only experts in their student population but also best placed to identify the needs of their particular student body.</p><p>UK Research and Innovation launched eight new mental health networks in September, including the SMARTEN Network. This Network will work with researchers with a range of expertise and key stakeholders across the Higher Education sector to improve the understanding of student mental health. As part of this work, the network will run a workshop on 13 March for stakeholders to share their perspectives on what is helpful and feasible in terms of measuring student mental health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/02/2019 15:37:10 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1055836

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria EU citizens will have to fulfil to be eligible for postgraduate funding in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	217528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018 we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals. These guarantees apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2019/20 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status, undergraduate and postgraduate financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course provided they meet the existing residency requirement.</p><p>For postgraduate loans, EU nationals must have resided in the European Economic Area or Switzerland for the 3 years prior to the start of their course. The purpose of that 3 year residency should not have been mainly for the purpose of receiving full time education.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/02/2019 17:26:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1055839

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will establish a service for EU citizens in the UK to obtain advice on their (a) educational status and (b) eligibility for funding support.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	217529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>I know that students, staff and providers are concerned about what EU exit means for study and collaboration opportunities. To help give certainty, we have given guarantees on student finance for EU nationals who start a course in England in 2019/20 academic year or before.</p><p>The department will continue to work closely with the Student Loans Company to ensure that students, including EU nationals, and institutions have the information they need on access to student finance support in England in good time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/02/2019 17:22:14 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1055841

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether EU citizens with confirmed places at university will continue to be funded for the duration of their courses in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	217530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>To help give certainty in July 2018 we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals.</p><p>These guarantees apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal: EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2019/20 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and student finance support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/02/2019 17:19:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma