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850576

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to cap the amount that universities charge for students attending degree ceremonies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous and independent organisations and as such, decisions on graduation ceremonies and whether to provide support to family members are a matter for individual providers.</p><p>The government expects higher education providers to consider access arrangements when planning graduation ceremonies, including any legal obligations they have under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the attached guidance on their website for providers on avoiding discrimination at graduation and certificate ceremonies, which is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies</a>.</p><p>This government is committed to widening participation to higher education for students from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. Our ongoing reforms are helping provide talented young people from all backgrounds with the opportunity to study at our world-class universities. The Higher Education Act (2017) has established the Office for Students (OfS) which will have a statutory duty to have regard to promote equality of opportunity in access to and participation in higher education. As a result, widening access and participation will be at the core of the OfS’s functions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL5920 question first answered 09/03/2018 12:25:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Avoiding discrimination - Graduation and certificate ceremonies.pdf title Avoiding discrimination at award ceremonies
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

850577

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support students from low income families who would like family members to attend a degree awarding ceremony but cannot afford the guest charges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous and independent organisations and as such, decisions on graduation ceremonies and whether to provide support to family members are a matter for individual providers.</p><p>The government expects higher education providers to consider access arrangements when planning graduation ceremonies, including any legal obligations they have under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the attached guidance on their website for providers on avoiding discrimination at graduation and certificate ceremonies, which is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies</a>.</p><p>This government is committed to widening participation to higher education for students from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. Our ongoing reforms are helping provide talented young people from all backgrounds with the opportunity to study at our world-class universities. The Higher Education Act (2017) has established the Office for Students (OfS) which will have a statutory duty to have regard to promote equality of opportunity in access to and participation in higher education. As a result, widening access and participation will be at the core of the OfS’s functions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL5919 question first answered 09/03/2018 12:25:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Avoiding discrimination - Graduation and certificate ceremonies.pdf title Avoiding discrimination at award ceremonies
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

861346

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rating of degree courses as gold, silver or bronze will also apply to those private colleges offering higher education degrees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Private colleges offering higher education degrees can participate in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) if they meet the eligibility requirements. From the 2019-20 academic year, TEF will be a condition of registration for providers with more than 500 students on higher education courses. Smaller providers, for whom the cost of participation might be disproportionate, may participate on a voluntary basis if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6386 question first answered 21/03/2018 17:58:39 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

861347

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rating of degree courses as gold, silver or bronze will apply to overseas universities established by UK universities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The delivery of UK ratings or awards to overseas campuses of UK providers is outside the scope of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), as set out in the attached TEF specification.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/03/2018 18:00:53 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL6330 attachment .pdf title Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

862938

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Private Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether private colleges that offer higher education degrees will be rated as gold, silver or bronze in the same way as universities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Private colleges offering higher education degrees can participate in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) if they meet the eligibility requirements. From the 2019-20 academic year, TEF will be a condition of registration for providers with more than 500 students on higher education courses. Smaller providers, for whom the cost of participation might be disproportionate, may participate on a voluntary basis if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6329 question first answered 21/03/2018 17:58:39 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

862931

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Qualifications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of domiciled students in England in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17, aged (a) 18 to 24, and (b) 25 and over, who were taking (i) full-time foundation degrees, (ii) part-time foundation degrees, (iii) full-time Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) courses, and (iv) part-time HNC and HND courses; and of those, how many were studying at further education colleges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Clifton
	uin	HL6379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has prepared information on students domiciled in England enrolled on foundation degrees, higher national diplomas, or higher national certificates. The figures cover HEFCE-funded higher education institutions and further education colleges in England, as well as enrolments at alternative providers in England. Figures for the academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17 have been provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2016/17 are provisional, and all figures are valid as of 16 March 2018.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/03/2018 16:40:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL6379 Attachment.xlsx title Students_domiciled_in_England_enrolled_FD/HNC/HND
	tabling member	3144 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Clifton

901451

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	University of Huddersfield: Bahrain
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided financial or any other types of support to the University of Huddersfield’s new masters course in Security Science for Bahrain’s Royal Academy of Policing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL7777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>As the Noble Lord, Lord Scriven, notes, the University of Huddersfield is an independent, autonomous body responsible for the development of the courses it offers. The university was selected by Bahrain’s Royal Academy of Policing to provide an MSc course in security science and this is a private arrangement between these parties.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm, however, that support for the MSc in security science has not been provided by the Department for Education, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office or the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2018 16:06:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

901443

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average A-level achievement of those entering Bachelor of Education degree courses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students studying at UK higher education institutions (HEIs).</p><p> </p><p>The following table, which is attached, is taken from HESA’s publication ‘UK Performance Indicators 2016/17: Widening participation’. It shows the distribution of entry qualifications for UK domiciled young entrants to full-time first degrees in education subjects and compares this with the distribution across all subjects.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/05/2018 16:05:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL 7769 - Table WP2.doc title Table_WP2
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

849930

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office for Students has the power to compel or direct universities to increase contributions to employee pension schemes to reduce funding deficits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous institutions and are responsible for their own pension provision. The Office for Students does not have the power to direct universities regarding contributions to their pension schemes.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/03/2018 11:56:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

849931

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they propose to take to improve the funding of the Universities Staff Superannuation Fund; and whether they intend to consider taking steps to allow universities to increase income, including through commercial activities, to increase employer contributions to pension schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous institutions and they are responsible for making appropriate pension provision for their staff. The government believes that it is for universities to resolve the current dispute regarding reforms to the Universities Superannuation Scheme through dialogue between Universities UK and the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>As autonomous providers, universities are already able to undertake commercial activities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/03/2018 11:58:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners