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884867

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date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students whose classes have been cancelled as a result of the recent strikes by university staff.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	135855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions and it is for them to consider the number of their students whose classes have been affected by strike action. No assessment has been made by the Department for Education, but we remain concerned about any impact of the strikes on students and are pleased that the action has been suspended.</p><p> </p><p>We note that the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, which represents UK higher education organisations as employers, polled the 56 universities that were the focus of strikes on 22 and 23 February 2018. Results of this polling indicated that the overall impact in four out of five institutions was between ‘none’ and ‘low-medium’.</p><p> </p><p>The new regulator for higher education in England, the Office for Students (OfS), has recently issued guidance to students stating that it expects universities to take all reasonable steps to reduce the impact of any future strike action on teaching, learning and assessment, and to communicate clearly to students the impact of any industrial action. Universities should make clear to students how they intend to avoid or mitigate the impact of the disruption caused by strike action.</p><p>The OfS will also have the power to request information from registered higher education providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 15:58:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

884949

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that student nurses do not experience hardship as a consequence of administrative errors in the provision of maintenance loans.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	135937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>On 18 April, the government announced that the Student Loans Company (SLC) will provide support to ensure that none of the students affected by the error suffer hardship.</p><p> </p><p>Students who believe that they may face hardship as a result of the error will be eligible to apply for additional, non-repayable, support of up to £1,000 for the remainder of this academic year, and should contact SLC. In addition, repayment of overpaid maintenance support will be deferred for all students affected until they have finished their courses and can afford to repay.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 16:08:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

885063

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to appoint the independent chair of the review into the Teaching Excellence Framework.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	136051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State is planning to appoint a suitable independent person to report on the operation of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework by autumn 2018. The department is currently engaged in a process for identifying people who have both the required experience and can command the confidence of the sector.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 16:04:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

885065

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Institute for Apprenticeships: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications his Department received for the Panel of Apprentices in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	136053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 16:40:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

885066

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to allocated funding for the UK's participation in the European Apprentice Network after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	136054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>There have been no decisions taken on the UK’s participation in the European Apprenticeship Network because the future scope of the programme has yet to be agreed. Our participation will be a matter for negotiations about our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>We will seek to continue to take part in specific policies and programmes which are in the UK and the EU’s joint interest, such as those that promote science, education and culture.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 16:43:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

882437

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of the £200 self-contribution for disabled students who are in receipt of disabled student allowances on (a) the take-up of the equipment needed to study independently and (b) trends in the level of participation of disabled students; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	135499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The most recent data show that, for full-time undergraduate students domiciled in England, 4,600 fewer students were in receipt of equipment Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) in 2015/16 than in 2014/15. The full data are available 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>. The main reason for this fall is that the £200 student contribution to the costs of computer hardware took effect from September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This government remains committed to supporting disabled students in higher education, both through DSAs and through supporting higher education providers’ efforts to improve the support they offer their disabled students. Alongside this commitment, we are keen to better understand the impact of DSAs on eligible students, including that of recent DSAs reforms. We have commissioned a research project to explore this – we will respond to the research findings when they are available in spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/04/2018 15:46:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

882783

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that students on the disabled students allowance can access the equipment required to study.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	135841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) are non-means tested, grants which provide valuable support for eligible disabled students, enabling them to participate in higher education alongside non-disabled students. Students eligible for DSAs have their needs assessed and the support recommended as a result, including equipment, is paid for through DSAs. Since 2015 eligible students have been required to pay £200 towards the cost of computer equipment recommended for them, given that computer ownership is now widespread and therefore a mainstream cost for all students. Eligible students are not required to pay for specialist software recommended for them, nor for training in the use of that software.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to apply for DSAs and what support they offer is freely available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/04/2018 13:44:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

874732

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Disability Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the equipment contribution payable by students in receipt of disabled student allowances on the number of disabled students claiming that equipment.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	135033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The most recent data show that, for full-time undergraduate students domiciled in England, 4,600 fewer students were in receipt of equipment Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) in 2015/16 than in 2014/15. The full data are available 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>. The main reason for this fall is that the £200 student contribution to the costs of computer hardware took effect from September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We are keen to better understand the impact of DSAs on eligible students, including that of recent DSAs reforms. We have commissioned a research project to explore this and we will respond to the research findings when they are available in spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/04/2018 07:29:14 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

874790

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase take-up of disabled student allowances from eligible higher education students.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	135091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) provide valuable support to eligible disabled students, enabling them to participate in higher education alongside non-disabled students. In 2015/16, the last full year for which data are available, almost 59,000 full-time undergraduate students domiciled in England received DSAs support, with a total expenditure of over £115 million. Information on how to apply for DSAs and what support they offer is freely available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 09:47:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

874854

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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 potential merits of the proposal for differential fees for different university courses.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	135155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Leeds North West to the answer I gave on 26 February 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-02-26/129545" target="_blank">129545</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/04/2018 09:42:07 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel