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456132

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of students applying to study at higher education institutions in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	29023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/03/2016 09:46:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

443780

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students studied higher education in further education colleges in each constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>Information by constituency can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Region-level statistics on enrolments in higher education at further education colleges have been provided as an alternative. The statistics are based on data held by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), and refer to the academic years 2011/12 to 2013/14. Information for the latest two academic years is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong>Full-person equivalent students taught Higher Education qualifications at Further Education Colleges in England by region of domicile</strong></p><p>Academic years 2011/12 to 2013/14</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region of domicile</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>11,940</p></td><td><p>9,445</p></td><td><p>9,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>20,190</p></td><td><p>19,690</p></td><td><p>19,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>16,400</p></td><td><p>14,990</p></td><td><p>15,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>7,645</p></td><td><p>7,175</p></td><td><p>7,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,575</p></td><td><p>9,950</p></td><td><p>9,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>10,560</p></td><td><p>8,935</p></td><td><p>8,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>10,765</p></td><td><p>10,205</p></td><td><p>9,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>13,895</p></td><td><p>12,610</p></td><td><p>12,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>13,365</p></td><td><p>12,010</p></td><td><p>11,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>745</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the world</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p>1,605</p></td><td><p>1,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (unknown)</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom (unknown)</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total all domiciles</p></td><td><p>119,990</p></td><td><p>109,380</p></td><td><p>106,510</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student return and the FE Data Service's individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Coverage:</p><p>- Includes students registered with HEIs but taught at FECs under franchised arrangements</p><p>- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE</p><p>- Includes all levels and modes of higher education study and distance learners</p><p>- Numbers are based on where the student was domiciled rather than where the student studied</p><p>- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/04/2016 14:21:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

434187

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to the student opportunity fund on the number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>We have taken significant steps to widen participation in higher education. In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers, enabling more people than ever before to benefit from higher education. We have also established a stronger framework with increased responsibility placed on providers to widen access. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up from £404m in 2009/10.</p><br /><p>The Green Paper <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141 </em>sets out additional steps the Government plans to take to increase the proportion of students from disadvantaged background entering higher education including through the new guidance that we plan to issue to the Director of Fair Access, and through the social mobility taskforce being set up by Universities UK.</p><br /><p>We will work with the Higher Education Funding Council for England to target the Student Opportunity Fund in the most effective way and with the Director of Fair Access to ensure that universities take more responsibility for widening access, prioritising activities that demonstrate the greatest value for money.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 18813 question first answered 09/12/2015 10:04:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

434190

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department is making on doubling the proportion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>We have taken significant steps to widen participation in higher education. In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers, enabling more people than ever before to benefit from higher education. We have also established a stronger framework with increased responsibility placed on providers to widen access. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up from £404m in 2009/10.</p><br /><p>The Green Paper <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141 </em>sets out additional steps the Government plans to take to increase the proportion of students from disadvantaged background entering higher education including through the new guidance that we plan to issue to the Director of Fair Access, and through the social mobility taskforce being set up by Universities UK.</p><br /><p>We will work with the Higher Education Funding Council for England to target the Student Opportunity Fund in the most effective way and with the Director of Fair Access to ensure that universities take more responsibility for widening access, prioritising activities that demonstrate the greatest value for money.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 18779 question first answered 09/12/2015 10:04:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

433730

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, whether access for disabled students will be included in measures to determine whether higher education institutions deliver effective outcomes for widening access and social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher Education Institutions have clear responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to support their students, including those with disabilities. <br></p><p>The Independent Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 with plans for Universities to spend more than £745 million on measures to improve access and student success for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, up from £404m in 2009/10. HEIs choose their own access agreement measures and targets, in line with their own particular mission and challenges and these can include targets on disability where appropriate.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/12/2015 14:43:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432894

registered interest
date	27/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2015 to Question 12715, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the number of (a) pupils from state-funded schools and (b) pupils from state-funded schools who receive free school meals who enter higher education.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	18056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>We have already taken significant steps to widen participation in higher education. In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers, enabling more people than ever before to benefit from higher education. We have also established a stronger framework with increased responsibility placed on providers to widen access. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up from £404m in 2009/10.</p><br /><p>The Green Paper <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141 </em>sets out additional steps the Government plans to take to increase the proportion of students from disadvantaged background entering higher education including through the new guidance that we plan to issue to the Director of Fair Access, and through the social mobility taskforce being set up by Universities UK.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/12/2015 09:38:15 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

431570

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the expected higher education initial participation rate for the 2015-16 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	17216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) publishes statistics on higher education initial participation rates in the annual Statistical First Release <em>“Participation Rates in Higher Education”</em>. The latest figures refer to the 2013-14 academic year and are available at the link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-rates-in-higher-education-2006-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-rates-in-higher-education-2006-to-2014</a></p><br /><p>BIS does not forecast higher education initial participation rates. UCAS has published early statistics on university admissions for the 2015-16 academic year, available at the link: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/ucas-entry-year-acceptances-day28-2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/ucas-entry-year-acceptances-day28-2015.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/11/2015 14:17:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

428520

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141, what steps he is taking to implement the commitment to double the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	16487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>We have already taken significant steps. In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers. Publicly funded institutions can now recruit as many students as they wish if they deem them to be suitable. We have also established a stronger framework with increased responsibility placed on providers to widen access. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><br /><p>The Green Paper <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141 set out steps the Government plan to take to increase the proportion of students from disadvantaged background entering higher education. </em>Further progress will come from the new guidance that we plan to issue to the Director of Fair Access, and through the social mobility taskforce being set up by Universities UK.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/11/2015 16:30:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

417171

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage students from low-income backgrounds to access higher education; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>More young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are applying to higher education than ever before. 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas were 72% more likely to apply to higher education in 2015 than in 2006.</p><p>Since 2012, institutions have been required to take more responsibility for widening participation. Institutions wishing to charge fees above the basic rate must have Access Agreements agreed by independent Director of Fair Access. The amounts institutions expect to spend on widening access through these agreements are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p><p>£m</p></td><td><p>718.8</p></td><td><p>745.4</p></td><td><p>741.6</p></td><td><p>746.2</p></td><td><p>750.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) allocates funding to institutions to help with the additional costs of recruiting and supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds through the Student Opportunity Allocation. In 2015/16, HEFCE is allocating £364.2m to institutions through the Allocation. In recent grant letters, Ministers have asked HEFCE to prioritise widening participation in their decisions about allocating funding from their block grant.</p><p>Through the Student Opportunity Allocation, the Government has provided £22 million seed-corn funding for the establishment of national networks of collaborative outreach, across 2014-15 and 2015-16. The networks bring together universities to provide a single point of contact for schools and colleges to find out about outreach opportunities for their students and to access information about higher education. There are 35 local and three national networks involving 200 universities and further education colleges. They are reaching 4,300 secondary schools and colleges. From 2016 onwards, funding will be provided by universities themselves.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 9135 question first answered 14/09/2015 13:23:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

417177

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will make an assessment of the likely effect of the abolition of student maintenance grants on widening participation in higher education.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects to lay amendments to the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 later this year and publish an Equality Analysis when the Regulations are laid. The Equality Analysis will include an assessment of the potential impacts of the changes.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/09/2015 15:57:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham