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1172909

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what effect the end of the transition period will have on UK students studying at universities in EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	7103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>​The UK Government has negotiated a deal which allows us to leave the EU without disruption on 31 January 2020. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, EU rules and regulations will continue to apply in the UK during the transition period until 31 December 2020. Throughout the duration of the transition period UK students studying in the EU will be able to continue their studies as they do now.</p><p> </p><p>Our future relationship with the EU will be negotiated during this transition period. Protecting the rights of both UK Nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK is an absolute priority for this government, and it is of mutual interest to both the UK and the EU to agree a future partnership that helps to create a new generation of globally mobile, culturally agile people who can succeed in an increasingly global marketplace.</p><p> </p><p>This is supported by the new Political Agreement, published in October 2019, which makes clear that the UK remains committed to exploring ongoing cooperation with the EU on education, science and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/01/2020 13:14:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1172963

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Space Agency: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to promote the UK Space Agency’s SateLife Competition to young people living in Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Space Agency’s SatelLife competition is a national competition open to anyone aged between 11-22 who is resident in the UK. The UK Space Agency launched the competition on the 14<sup>th</sup> Jan 2020 on their <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/search-is-on-for-young-space-entrepreneurs-across-the-uk" target="_blank">website</a>, and gave interviews on national TV and radio channels (Radio 4, BBC5 live, BBC News Channel) also offering information to all local radio stations across the country (11 took up an interview offer from the UK Space Agency). The competition has also been promoted through multiple social media channels including including in the North East.</p><p> </p><p>The North East has had three previous winners of the SatelLife competition, one every year:</p><ul><li>2017 – Razzia Gafur, from Newcastle – Imaging in Space, using satellite data to support virtual reality activities.</li><li>2018 – Jasmine Hurley, Jack Whinnom, Megan Goss, Kieron Robson, and Matthew Jones from Bedlington, Northumberland – Displaced Person Aid. An idea that looks at people who are internally displaced and how satellites can help meet their needs rather than those who are refugees.</li><li>2019 – Race Spectator – Daniel Currie, from Middlesbrough – This app will allow supporters to track friends and family members competing in running races.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The UK Space Education and Resource Office, ESERO-UK which is co-funded by the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency and the Science and Technology Facilities Council and provides resources to promote the teaching of STEM topics, has a regular e-mail shot that is sent to almost all schools across the UK – this will include the SatelLife competition.</p><p> </p><p>Should the Honourable Member know of further opportunities to promote the SatelLife competition in Easington, the UK Space Agency, supported by my office, would be pleased to do so.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/01/2020 15:43:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1173038

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university places were allocated to non-British Commonwealth citizens in each year from 2015 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	7135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on students at UK higher education institutions (HEIs) is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). More information is available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk</a>.</p><p>The number of higher education entrants to UK HEIs from Commonwealth countries has been provided in the table.</p><p>A list of countries that are currently in the Commonwealth can be found here: <a href="https://thecommonwealth.org/member-countries/all" target="_blank">https://thecommonwealth.org/member-countries/all</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Entrants to all levels of higher education by domicile prior to study </strong></p><p><strong>UK Higher Education Institutions</strong></p><p><strong>Academic years 2014/15 to 2018/19 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Domicile</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>756,505</p></td><td><p>761,005</p></td><td><p>778,115</p></td><td><p>775,660</p></td><td><p>780,105</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Commonwealth<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>51,405</p></td><td><p>46,750</p></td><td><p>43,420</p></td><td><p>46,115</p></td><td><p>52,235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Commonwealth</p></td><td><p>180,890</p></td><td><p>184,670</p></td><td><p>191,950</p></td><td><p>201,585</p></td><td><p>215,285</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>988,800</p></td><td><p>992,425</p></td><td><p>1,013,485</p></td><td><p>1,023,360</p></td><td><p>1,047,630</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>DfE analysis of the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record</p><p>Notes:</p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum to totals</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Domicile refers to country of student’s permanent address prior to entry</p><p><sup>2</sup> Commonwealth member countries as at 27 January 2020</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/01/2020 14:02:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1172642

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what her timetable is for (a) reviewing the Directive and (b) announcing the Government’s decision after that review.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	6619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The deadline for implementing the EU Copyright Directive is 7 June 2021. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the Brexit transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Therefore, the United Kingdom will not be required to implement the Directive, and the Government has no plans to do so.</p><p>Any future changes to the UK copyright framework will be considered as part of the usual domestic policy process.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 6620 6621 question first answered 28/01/2020 18:01:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 3138 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1172643

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what (a) criteria and (b) process the Government plans to use to decide on the adoption of that Directive; and what plans the Government has for stakeholder input to that process.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	6620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The deadline for implementing the EU Copyright Directive is 7 June 2021. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the Brexit transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Therefore, the United Kingdom will not be required to implement the Directive, and the Government has no plans to do so.</p><p>Any future changes to the UK copyright framework will be considered as part of the usual domestic policy process.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 6619 6621 question first answered 28/01/2020 18:01:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 3139 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1172644

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January 2020, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the protections in the Directive for jobs and growth in the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	6621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The deadline for implementing the EU Copyright Directive is 7 June 2021. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the Brexit transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Therefore, the United Kingdom will not be required to implement the Directive, and the Government has no plans to do so.</p><p>Any future changes to the UK copyright framework will be considered as part of the usual domestic policy process.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 6619 6620 question first answered 28/01/2020 18:01:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 3140 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1172695

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in (a) Barnsley and (b) Barnsley East constituency commenced study at a higher education institution in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	6780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on students enrolled in UK Higher Education is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). More information is available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education entrants who were domiciled in Barnsley and Barnsley East constituency prior to study in each year between 2010/11 and 2018/19 has been provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The decline in undergraduate entrants into higher education in Barnsley East constituency and Barnsley local authority can partly be explained by the demographic changes in the area. The entry rate for 18-year-olds into higher education in the Barnsley East constituency has increased from 14.8% in 2010/11 to 21.6% in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Undergraduate and postgraduate entrants domiciled in Barnsley local authority and Barnsley East constituency prior to study</strong></p><p><strong>UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)</strong></p><p><strong>Academic years 2010/11 to 2018/19</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: DfE analysis of the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) Student Record</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Academic Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Entrants from Barnsley Local Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduates</p></td><td><p>Postgraduates</p></td><td><p>Total entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1945</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>2465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1855</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>2280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1490</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>1865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1410</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>1825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1395</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>1880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>1955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1325</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>1805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1335</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>1880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1355</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>1895</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Academic Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Entrants from Barnsley East constituency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undergraduates</p></td><td><p>Postgraduates</p></td><td><p>Total entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>475</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Figures are based on the HESA standard registration population.</p><p>2) Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</p><p>3) Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>4) Parliamentary constituency is derived from the student's postcode prior to study.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for the 2019/20 academic year will become available in January 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/01/2020 17:23:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1172332

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that universities use universally accessible (a) student surveys and (b) data collection processes to monitor university compliance with equality charters; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Higher education providers (HEPs) are independent and autonomous institutions. While we recognise the work of Advance HE and the value that both the Race Equality and Athena Swan charters bring to the sector the government does not compel HEPs to participate in equality charters.</p><p> </p><p>However, progress on addressing both gender and racial equality in HE has been unacceptably slow, particularly for minority ethnic staff securing senior university leadership positions. It is essential that HEPs urgently address those institutional and cultural barriers standing in the way of women and minority ethnic staff and students so that everyone who has the potential to thrive at university, does so.</p><p> </p><p>The government has brought forward sweeping reforms of higher education to tackle equality of opportunity through the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA). This includes a mandatory condition of registration which, for the first time, requires all higher education providers registered with the Office for Students (OfS) to publish data including the number of applications for admissions, offers made and acceptance rates broken down by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background. The OfS has issued guidance to higher education providers on how to comply with the transparency condition.</p><p>The OfS has also made available online an interactive dashboard of data, which will help to evaluate access and participation at specific universities and colleges. The dashboard can be used to compare different student groups (for example, disabled students or students by their ethnic background) and their peers, and reveal gaps in access, continuation, success and progression. More information is available at the link:</p><p><a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/access-and-participation-data-dashboard/guide-to-the-access-and-participation-data-resources" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/access-and-participation-data-dashboard/guide-to-the-access-and-participation-data-resources</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 29/01/2020 17:23:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1172362

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Research and Innovation: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will undertake an equality impact assessment of the work of UK Research and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	6072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), of both people and ideas, is crucial to delivering excellence in research and innovation. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been developing work on this topic, led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Executive Chair Jennifer Rubin and an external advisory group that brings together experts from the UK and international bodies. UKRI will be publishing its EDI strategy in February 2020, laying out the challenges and opportunities that the organisation and wider community faces. More information will be available after the anticipated House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into EDI and the publication of UKRI diversity data in the spring. The department will make decisions on further requirements in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/01/2020 17:06:36 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1171702

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect of the Government's proposed immigration legislation on tertiary education.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	900253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department remains closely engaged with the Home Office around the future immigration system, its design and its impact on tertiary education.</p><p>Officials are involved in a number of cross-Whitehall meetings on system design, and attend the Education Sector Forum where the sector shares their views directly with the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/01/2020 17:48:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day