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1002480

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of funding they intend to make available to higher education institutions to mitigate the impact of changes to employer contributions on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL11321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>​The department will be consulting on the impact that these costs will impose on all institutions covered by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, including those in the higher education (HE) sector, and will decide what action should be taken.</p><p>At present, the department proposes to provide funding to schools, including state-funded, non-maintained special schools and independent special schools to cover increased pensions costs to ensure that funding is allocated where it is most needed.</p><p>​This includes proposed funding for those further education (FE) providers obliged to offer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, consisting of general FE colleges, sixth form colleges, designated institutions (including the new designated institutions that form part of HE institution group structures), specialist post-16 institutions and adult &amp; community learning providers (local authority provision).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2018 16:17:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1002481

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate an increase in employer contributions for higher education institutions on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme following changes to actuarial valuations in 2019–20; and if so, what estimate they have made of the amount such an increase will represent.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL11322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2019-20, the changes will be implemented from 1 September 2019 for which the department estimates that £1.1 billion more will need to be put into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by employers to ensure teachers’ pensions remain generous and attractive to the profession. Of the estimated £1.1 billion, affected higher education institutions are expected to put in £80 million.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2018 15:27:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1010103

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Education is having with the Russell Group of universities regarding adding music to their list of facilitating subjects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL11550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous from government, and consequently control the criteria used to determine admissions. We are aware that the Russell Group, which comprises 24 of the UK’s leading universities, publishes guidance designed to assist applicants in identifying the A level subjects most likely to facilitate entry to one of their member universities. From engagement with the Russell Group, we understand they are currently reviewing their guidance. The department recognises the importance of arts subjects, including music, and students’ ability to make informed choices is at the heart of our recent reforms to higher education. We are increasing the information available to students to ensure they can make informed choices about what and where to study.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/12/2018 11:53:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1010125

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	British Students Abroad: France
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making for UK citizens to be able to study in France after the UK has left the European Union; and what advice, if any, they provide to those who wish to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL11572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear in the recent political agreement (published on 14 November) that the UK remains committed to continued cooperation with the EU on education. In the attached government white paper, ‘The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union[1]’, we also set out our desire to facilitate mobility for students and young people, enabling them to continue to benefit from world leading universities and the cultural experiences the UK and EU Member States – including France – have to offer.</p><p>With the caveat that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”, in principle the UK will continue to benefit from all EU programmes, including Erasmus+, until the end of the current budget plan, and applications should continue as normal. The UK is also open to exploring participation in the successor scheme to the current Erasmus+ Programme. We welcome the attached proposals for the 2021-2027 successor scheme to Erasmus+ (published on 30 May), and are considering these carefully; we will continue to participate in discussions on these proposals while we remain in the EU. Ultimately, UK participation in the successor programme is a matter for negotiations on our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>[1] The white paper can be found via this link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725288/The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title HL11572_The_future_relationship_between_UK_and_EU 2 file name HL11572_EC_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus.pdf title HL11572_Proposal_to_Establish_Erasmus question first answered 30/11/2018 14:14:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1024226

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	City, University of London: Freedom of Expression
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with City, University of London about the cancellation of a planned speech by the Israeli Ambassador on 21 November; and whether they have received any representations from the Office for Students about freedom of speech at that University.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL12225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​​Both the Department for Education (DfE) and Office for Students (OfS) were made aware of the decision to defer the planned speech by the Israeli Ambassador. The DfE’s Further Education/Higher Education coordinator has been in contact with the institution.</p><p>​Freedom of speech is a crucial element of higher education and government and OfS are committed to championing it and to promoting open debate and challenge. Universities are autonomous bodies and are responsible for taking their own decisions around how to manage events and mitigate risks; handling of individual cases is not dictated by government or by the OfS. The OfS has powers to intervene if providers are not following their own free speech codes of practice</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 17:35:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1024227

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will issue guidance to universities on the misuse of data protection law and non-cooperation with security requirements in relation to upholding free speech.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL12226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The previous Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation held a free speech summit in May, where sector leaders agreed to collectively develop a single piece of guidance. The government has worked alongside sector leaders to set out key principles for universities and student unions managing free speech. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission will be publishing guidance in 2019 on how to ensure that freedom of speech within the law is upheld effectively in higher education institutions, whilst acknowledging their other legal duties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 17:42:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1024228

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	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 effectiveness of section 43 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 in upholding lawful freedom of speech on university campuses following the cancellation of a planned speech by the Israeli Ambassador at City, University of London on 21 November.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL12227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is deeply committed to protecting freedom of speech within the law. The freedom to express views openly, challenge ideas and engage in robust debate is crucial to the student experience and to democracy. Individuals should never be in a position where they can be stopped from expressing an opinion perfectly lawfully. Institutions are required to balance risks and legal obligations with a view to ensuring freedom of speech wherever reasonably practicable.</p><p>The Joint Committee on Human Rights held an inquiry into freedom of speech in universities earlier this year, which looked in detail and collected evidence in relation to upholding freedom of speech in universities. Drawing on information from the inquiry, which found the current regulatory landscape protecting freedom of speech to be extremely complex, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and key partners in the higher education sector have worked with the Department of Education to develop a single piece of guidance, which will set out key principles. This guidance will enable universities and student unions to understand their obligations for protecting and supporting free speech.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 17:51:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1024869

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Office for Students is taking to encourage universities to use unconditional and other alternative offers to widen participation by minority groups including those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Winchester
	uin	HL12310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​Widening participation is a priority for this government. We want to ensure that everyone with the potential to benefit from a university education has the opportunity to do so, regardless of their background or where they grew up. Significant progress has been made in recent years; in 2018, 18-year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds were 52% more likely to enter full-time higher education than in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have made clear our expectation that the Office for Students (OfS) will challenge universities to make greater progress in widening access and participation.</p><p> </p><p>For example, we have asked the OfS to explore further the use of contextual information in university admissions, such as whether an applicant comes from a low participation neighbourhood or attends a school that does not send many students to university.</p><p> </p><p>​We expect universities to use unconditional offers responsibly. There are cases where the use of unconditional offers can be justified, however the systematic use of unconditional offers is not in the interest of students.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 17:05:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4256 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Winchester

1027204

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Care Leavers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide outside term-time to full-time higher education students who are care leavers without a permanent home, particularly over the Christmas holiday period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL12386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As autonomous and independent organisations, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) determine what support services they provide to their students. Each institution will be best placed to identify the needs of their particular student body. The government places a high priority on how the particular needs of care leavers are addressed by HEIs. Many already provide all-year-round accommodation and bursaries for care leaver students. The Department for Education’s Guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), on completing 2019/20 access and participation plans, specifically identifies care leavers as a key target group whose needs HEIs should address. This is reflected in the OfS own guidance to the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government recently launched the Care Leaver Covenant, which provides a way for organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors – including universities – to set out and publicise what support they provide to care leavers. A number of universities have already signed the Covenant, including Leeds, Liverpool John Moores, Huddersfield and Bradford; and we will continue to work closely with the OfS to encourage all universities to sign it.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 16:47:10 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1028321

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Qualifications
	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 consequences for mutual recognition of music qualifications if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL12395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Music qualifications are not included in the EU Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive. The EU only has supporting competence in education and there is no EU law on the recognition of academic qualifications.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2018 17:06:10 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

576297

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the tuition fee loans made by the Student Loans Company in (1) 2014–15, and (2) 2015–16, were for awards at a level below a full bachelors degree, such as foundation degrees, higher national diplomas, and other awards at level 5.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government administrations. Statistics on expenditure on student support are published annually in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’. This is available in the ‘Official statistics’ section of the SLC’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional figures for the academic year 2014/15 were published in December 2015 and showed that tuition fee loans had been paid to Higher Education providers on behalf of 971,000 students. Of these, we estimate that 73,900 (8%) were for course aims at a level below a full Bachelor’s degree. Provisional figures for the academic year 2015/16 will be published later this year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/09/2016 09:04:50 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

576298

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foundation Degrees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students (1) completed, and (2) commenced, a foundation degree in (a) 2013–14, and (b) 2014–15.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on entry to Foundation Degrees at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for entry to Foundation Degrees at Alternative Providers (AP) of Higher Education have been available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) from the academic year 2014/15. There were 130 entrants to Foundation Degrees at the 63 reporting providers. Information on completions can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Full-person equivalent students commencing a foundation degree </strong></p><p><strong>HEIs and FECs in England</strong></p><p><strong>Academic Years 2013/14 and 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Registering institution type</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Academic Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher Education Institutions</strong></p></td><td><p>21,170</p></td><td><p>19,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Further Education Colleges</strong></p></td><td><p>14,925</p></td><td><p>14,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>36,095</p></td><td><p>33,575</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Information is derived from the HESA student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return</em></p><p><em>Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 7 September 2016</em></p><p><em>Coverage:</em></p><p><em>- Includes students registered with HEIs but taught at FECs or APs under franchised arrangements.</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE.</em></p><p><em>- Includes all modes of higher education study and distance learners.</em></p><p><em>- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5.</em></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL1539 question first answered 19/09/2016 13:26:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

576299

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foundation Degrees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the students who commenced a foundation degree in 2013–14 did so at (1) a university, (2) a further education college, or (3) an alternative provider.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on entry to Foundation Degrees at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for entry to Foundation Degrees at Alternative Providers (AP) of Higher Education have been available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) from the academic year 2014/15. There were 130 entrants to Foundation Degrees at the 63 reporting providers. Information on completions can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Full-person equivalent students commencing a foundation degree </strong></p><p><strong>HEIs and FECs in England</strong></p><p><strong>Academic Years 2013/14 and 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Registering institution type</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Academic Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher Education Institutions</strong></p></td><td><p>21,170</p></td><td><p>19,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Further Education Colleges</strong></p></td><td><p>14,925</p></td><td><p>14,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>36,095</p></td><td><p>33,575</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Information is derived from the HESA student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return</em></p><p><em>Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 7 September 2016</em></p><p><em>Coverage:</em></p><p><em>- Includes students registered with HEIs but taught at FECs or APs under franchised arrangements.</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE.</em></p><p><em>- Includes all modes of higher education study and distance learners.</em></p><p><em>- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5.</em></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL1538 question first answered 19/09/2016 13:26:15 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

577004

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Earl of Courtown on 3 August (HL1378), how many institutions applied to the Quality Assurance Agency’s Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers for degree-awarding powers between 2013 and 2016 inclusive; and what is the current status of each application.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>During this period, 24 institutions have applied for degree-awarding powers. Of those applications, 9 awards have been made and 13 applications are either currently undergoing scrutiny or awaiting final decision from the Privy Council following advice from the Quality Assurance Agency. There were also 2 applications that did not proceed to full scrutiny, as referred to in the earlier answer, HL 1378.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/09/2016 12:29:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

593399

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 20 June (HL697), whether the Student Loans Company records the nationality and country of domicile of individuals taking out student loans for higher education, and, if so, how many people took out loans in each year since 2010, broken down by nationality.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) records the nationality and domicile of individuals when they apply for student support. Domicile is based on the applicant’s residence in the years prior to starting their course, and is held as a region within the UK or as EU, rather than by individual country of domicile.<p>Eligibility for student support is based on residence. EU nationals, including non-European Economic Area (EEA) family members, are able to apply for a tuition fee loan if they have been resident in the EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the first day of the first academic year of their course. In addition, EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for five years (three years up to academic year 2016/17) and are resident in England prior to starting their course can also apply for maintenance support. EEA migrant workers and their family members, including those who are non-EEA nationals, who meet the residency requirements, are able to apply for both tuition fee and maintenance support. Non-EEA nationals may also be eligible for student support if they are granted refugee status, have been granted humanitarian protection, have acquired permanent residence in the UK, or have been in the UK for at least half their lives or for at least 20 years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out SLC Management Information on the number of students paid either a full-time tuition fee or maintenance loan through the English student support system by declared nationality over the last five academic years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>English and EU domiciled students paid full-time tuition fee or maintenance loans, by EU nationality (July 2016)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,750</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>4,930</p></td><td><p>5,560</p></td><td><p>5,860</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>4,240</p></td><td><p>4,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td><td><p>3,950</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>4,610</p></td><td><p>5,110</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td><td><p>5,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,950</p></td><td><p>9,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>3,170</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>6,920</p></td><td><p>7,920</p></td><td><p>8,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU sub-total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 46,490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 52,050 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 60,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 68,640 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 76,170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>862,410</p></td><td><p>911,920</p></td><td><p>935,050</p></td><td><p>972,090</p></td><td><p>974,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-EU</p></td><td><p>24,040</p></td><td><p>24,610</p></td><td><p>26,840</p></td><td><p>29,600</p></td><td><p>29,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>10,570</p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td><td><p>3,930</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 943,500 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 994,130 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,026,270 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,072,860 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,082,810 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Source</strong>: SLC Management Information</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Notes</strong>: Nationality is collected during the application process for student support. Where nationality was not available, country of birth was used, if available. Figures have been extracted from the SLC Single Application View (SAV) database, which contains live administrative data on applications. The data are updated as re-assessments and new applications are made following the academic year. Therefore, figures will not necessarily match previously published payment figures, including those contained in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’, which relate to past and specified dates.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2016 15:32:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

598121

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances a student may currently obtain a loan from the Student Loans Company for the fees for an equivalent level qualification at degree or sub-degree level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Students must already hold an honours degree and must be personally eligible for support in order to qualify for a tuition fee loan for an equivalent level qualification.</p><p>In addition, they must be studying for a part-time degree in engineering, technology or computer science, and study should be at least 25% intensity of a full-time equivalent course. Graduates entering full-time study must be studying on a graduate entry accelerated medical or dental degree of no more than four years’ duration.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2016 11:40:59 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

598122

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students received loans from the Student Loans Company for the fees for equivalent level qualifications at degree or sub-degree level in engineering, technology and computer science in 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The first release of statistics covering English tuition fee loans to part-time students in the academic year 2015/16 will be on 30 November 2016 in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/10/2016 15:53:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

598123

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individual accounts have been opened with the Student Loans Company since the creation of that company; and how many of these are still active.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student loans for each of the UK Government Administrations. Statistics covering English student loan borrowers are published annually by the SLC in the Statistical First Release (SFR) ‘Student Loans in England’. This data is available in tables which exceed the limits of the Parliamentary QWA system, and is instead attached and available at: <a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment/england.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment/england.aspx</a></p><p>Information on the repayment status of Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) English student loan borrowers, who have become liable to repay, can be found in table 3A of the SFR. Information on ICR English student loan borrowers, who are not yet liable to repay, can be found in table 2 of the SFR.</p><p>Comparable figures on students with mortgage-style loans (available to students starting courses prior to 1998/99) and students who received grants only are not available without disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Student Loans in England financial year 2015-16.pdf title Student Loans in England: financial year 2015-16 2 file name Tables for Student Loans in England financialyear1516.xlsx title Tables for Student Loans in England 2015-16 question first answered 24/10/2016 17:00:43 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

600514

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of changes to departmental responsibility for the Disabled Students Allowance, where the minimum standards for disability adjustment that Higher Education Institutions must undertake are published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL2267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>As independent, autonomous bodies, higher education institutions are responsible for ensuring they comply with the Equality Act 2010’s provisions in respect of disabled students.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on the Act’s requirements is available from the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and guidance on managing reasonable adjustments in higher education under the Act is available from the Equality Challenge Unit.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2016 11:49:56 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

600515

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent changes to the Disabled Students Allowance, what guidance has been issued to the Higher Education sector on the provision of support for disabled students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL2268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Student Finance England issued guidance on Disabled Students’ Allowances for the academic year 2016/17 in February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has been working with the Higher Education sector to develop guidance on good practice in inclusive provision for disabled students, which will be issued shortly.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2016 11:50:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

600523

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils applying to UK universities for undergraduate study in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the GCSE grades of Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS) applicants and applicants being accepted to UK universities is not held centrally. The information is held internally by UCAS.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2277 question first answered 07/11/2016 13:50:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

600524

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils accepting offers of an undergraduate place made by UK universities in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the GCSE grades of Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS) applicants and applicants being accepted to UK universities is not held centrally. The information is held internally by UCAS.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2276 question first answered 07/11/2016 13:50:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

605502

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what oversight is provided to private higher education providers enrolling students onto degree courses to ensure minimum criteria are met for entry onto undergraduate degrees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>It is for individual higher education providers to determine the minimum criteria for entry onto their courses.</p><p> </p><p>However, private providers must meet a number of conditions to gain designation for student support. These include having a successful Quality Assurance Agency Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers), which tests providers’ recruitment, selection and admission policies and procedures, as well as ensuring that all students recruited onto courses designated for student support meet a minimum English Language requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The Department monitors whether providers comply with the conditions of designation to ensure providers are held accountable and to protect the student and public interest. If at any point the Department determines that the conditions have not been met, it could put in place a range of sanctions, including the removal of course designation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 01/11/2016 15:25:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

605503

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulatory provision the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education makes to ensure that private higher education providers maintain minimum admission standards for undergraduate degrees and provide value for money.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Quality Code, which the Quality Assurance Agency’s Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers) uses to assess private providers, sets out the following expectations about recruitment, selection and admission to higher education:</p><p>“Recruitment, selection, and admission policies and procedures adhere to the principles of fair admission. They are transparent, reliable, valid, inclusive and underpinned by appropriate organisational structures and processes. They support higher education providers in the selection of students who are able to complete their programme.”</p><p> </p><p>It is a condition of designation for student support that private providers maintain successful outcomes from these QAA reviews and annual monitoring. QAA's Concerns Scheme investigates specific concerns about the management of academic quality and standards, including recruitment, selection and admissions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 01/11/2016 15:26:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

606233

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Greenwich School of Management
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of public money spent on maintenance fees individual students received by studying at the Greenwich School of Management in the academic years 2014–15 and 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on student support for students from England studying in the UK, and students from the EU studying in England, is published by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the annual Statistical First Release Student Support for Higher Education in England (SFR). This can be found at: <a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>Provisional data included in the Supplementary Tables to the SFR shows that students studying at the Greenwich School of Management in 2014/15 received a total of £21 million in Tuition Fee Loan payments, £32.7 million in Maintenance Loans and £26.1 million in Grants (including Maintenance Grants and other grants such as the Disabled Students Allowance).</p><p> </p><p>Final data for the academic year 2014/15 and provisional data for the academic year 2015/16 will be published by the SLC on 30 November 2016.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2472 question first answered 02/11/2016 17:43:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey