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	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 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> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/11/2018 16:41:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

924666

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to make an assessment of the value for money of degree courses at universities that charge the maximum fees.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	154144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>As announced by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister on 19 February, the government is conducting a major review across post-18 education and funding. The review will ensure that the system is giving every individual a genuine choice between high quality technical, vocational and academic routes, students and taxpayers are getting value for money, and employers can access the skilled workforce they need.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring value for money for students, graduates and taxpayers is at the heart of the review. It will consider how students and graduates contribute to the cost of their studies, how we can ensure funding arrangements across post-18 education are transparent and do not act as barriers to choice or provision, and how best to promote institutional efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The review is being supported by an independent panel, led by Philip Augar, and comprising experts from across post-18 education and the business world. The panel will publish their report at an interim stage, before the government concludes the overall review in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/06/2018 15:08:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924711

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of universities which charge the maximum fees for all of their courses.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	154145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold data on the level of fees that universities charge for their courses. To ensure that, students from all backgrounds are able to enter, succeed in and progress from higher education and, providers of higher education are able to deliver value for money for students, the department works closely with institutions and the newly created Office for Students (OfS).</p><p> </p><p>The OfS is a new public body that combines the regulatory functions of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) with many of the functions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Prior to the responsibilities transferring to the OfS in April 2018, OFFA published a report on Access Agreements for 2018-19. The report indicates that 26 universities or colleges (13 per cent of those with access agreements) plan to charge £9,250 for all of their courses in the academic year 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/06/2018 15:33:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

932189

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plays any role in the setting of university tuition fees; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	158680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The government sets maximum fees for home students studying undergraduate courses. These will remain at £9,250 for full-time courses for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years. Universities are able to set the precise level of fees they charge provided they do not exceed these caps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 03/07/2018 14:30:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

968090

	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	Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the level of student debt of universities charging administration fees for courses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	170759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Any fee charged by the particular institution in respect of administration, registration, tuition and graduation is subject to the maximum fee cap that a student may be charged, and it is for the institution to determine the level of their administration fee within that overall cap.</p><p> </p><p>There is nothing in legislation that compels a university to publish the breakdown of how the £9,250 maximum fee is constructed. However, the institution does have responsibility under Consumer Protection Law, to provide clear advice to students on fees/costs before they make a decision on whether they accept a course offer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/09/2018 13:20:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord