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166544

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the cap on the number of dental and medical students has not been extended to cover pharmacy students.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	216260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Pharmacy students are funded in the same way as chemistry, biology and other science subjects which will not be subject to a student number control at HEFCE funded institutions in 2015/16. Medicine and dentistry attract a much larger amount of Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant funding than science subjects like pharmacy. Therefore it would not be appropriate to cap pharmacy student numbers.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 08/12/2014 16:23:55 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

166225

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions the Minister for Universities has had with the Welsh Government Minister for Education on tackling extremism and radicalisation in universities; and what plans he has to meet his counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss tackling extremism and radicalisation in universities across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	216009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have discussed these matters with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government. The Government continues to work closely with the Welsh Government and other partners in Wales, including through a ‘Preventing Extremism’ coordinator who supports Universities and Colleges to help them prevent radicalisation and tackle extremism. Officials are also undertaking discussions with Devolved Administrations with regard to the recently introduced Counter –Terrorism and Security Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/12/2014 16:12:51 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 30928 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

166230

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the impact the proposed changes to the Disabled Students Allowance, set out in the written ministerial statement on 7 April 2014, will have on the job prospects of disabled students during and after higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Blyth Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Ronnie Campbell
	uin	216037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Disabled Student Allowances will continue to be available to students who need support whilst studying. Higher Education Institutions will remain obliged to make any reasonable adjustments. Having a degree improves employment outcomes and research shows that over the long term graduates earn on average substantially more than non-graduates.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/12/2014 16:25:11 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	514 label Biography information for Mr Ronnie Campbell

166243

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	European Space Agency
	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 potential return on investment to the UK arising from its planned investment in the European Space Agency programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
	uin	216161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The business case this Department prepared for investment at the December 2014 European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial undertook an economic analysis using data from past space and science interventions and modelled the potential returns from our planned future investment in the ESA programme. This modelling has projected that for every pound of public money invested we will get a return of over £10.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates of the future markets which could be accessed by UK industry as a result of the investment are up to £1.5 billion. In 2012/13 the UK space turnover was £11.3 billion with 34,300 employed in the space sector.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 08/12/2014 16:21:40 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

165873

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss with the Leader of Shropshire Council the technical and financial assistance that would be required to establish a new university in Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	215914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>I understand that the University of Chester is working with local partners and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with the aim of opening a campus in Shrewsbury which in time, may develop into a higher education institution in its own right.</p><p>I will be happy to have a discussion with my Hon. Friend and the Leader of Shropshire Council about the plans to establish a new university in Shrewsbury.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 215915 215916 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:04:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

165874

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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: Shrewsbury
	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 for a new university to be established in Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	215915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>I understand that the University of Chester is working with local partners and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with the aim of opening a campus in Shrewsbury which in time, may develop into a higher education institution in its own right.</p><p>I will be happy to have a discussion with my Hon. Friend and the Leader of Shropshire Council about the plans to establish a new university in Shrewsbury.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 215914 215916 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:04:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

165875

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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: Shrewsbury
	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 the Government is taking to support Shropshire Council's efforts to establish a new university in Shrewsbury.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	215916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>I understand that the University of Chester is working with local partners and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with the aim of opening a campus in Shrewsbury which in time, may develop into a higher education institution in its own right.</p><p>I will be happy to have a discussion with my Hon. Friend and the Leader of Shropshire Council about the plans to establish a new university in Shrewsbury.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 215914 215915 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:04:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

165879

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Students: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Student Opportunity Allocation for 2015-16 will be maintained at the same level as in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	215944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education this year is at record levels.</p><p>Widening participation in higher education remains a priority for this Government. We will announce the funding we will make available for higher education in 2015/16, in the usual way in our grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), which is due for publication in early 2015. HEFCE is responsible for deciding the detail of allocations to institutions.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/12/2014 17:03:28 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

165881

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Postgraduate Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on equality of access to postgraduate funding for full-time and part-time students.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	215800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) provides funding to higher education institutions (HEI) for postgraduate study: £240m to support the costs of postgraduate research supervision; and £120m to contribute to the costs of providing postgraduate taught programmes. Postgraduate taught funding is based on a calculation of full-time and part-time student numbers.</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE allocations to HEIs are subject to the conditions of the grant set out in its Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability, which requires that HEIs should, as a minimum, comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. HEFCE monitors HEIs’ progress with regard to equality and diversity.</p><p> </p><p>Research Council funding for postgraduate research training is through research organisations, who undertake the selection and recruitment of students. The Research Council UK (RCUK) terms and conditions for training grants require that research organisations should meet the RCUK Expectations for Equality and Diversity in all aspects of the recruitment and career management of students. Students may be full-time or part-time.</p><p> </p><p>Research Councils collect and analyse data on the gender, ethnic origin and age of supported students to monitor the effectiveness of their policies and initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/12/2014 17:05:38 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

165882

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Postgraduate Education
	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 postgraduate taught students commenced a course when they were aged over (a) 25, (b) 30 and (c) 40 in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14; and what proportion of such students were studying part-time in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	215801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes data on entrants at UK Higher Education Institutions. The number of postgraduate taught entrants aged over 25, 30 and 40, and the proportion within each age group who are studying part time, can be found in the table for the academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on entrants a UK Higher Education Institutions in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total Postgraduate taught entrants <sup>(1)</sup> by age <sup>(2)</sup>, and mode of study</p><p> </p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p> </p><p>Academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aged over 25</p></td><td><p>Aged over 30</p></td><td><p>Aged over 40</p></td><td><p>Total (all ages)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postgraduate Taught</p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>39,840</p></td><td><p>15,625</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td><td><p>141,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td><td><p>35,535</p></td><td><p>26,565</p></td><td><p>12,905</p></td><td><p>44,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75,375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,190</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,720</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>185,165</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic year 2011/12</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aged over 25</p></td><td><p>Aged over 30</p></td><td><p>Aged over 40</p></td><td><p>Total (all ages)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postgraduate Taught</p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>43,545</p></td><td><p>17,025</p></td><td><p>4,135</p></td><td><p>147,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td><td><p>40,290</p></td><td><p>29,890</p></td><td><p>14,365</p></td><td><p>50,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>83,835</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>197,420</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest five; therefore the sum of components may not add up to the total</p><p> </p><p>1. Entrants refer to those students in their first year of study</p><p> </p><p>2. Age refers to the age of student at 31<sup>st</sup> August</p><p> </p><p>3. The sum of rows will not add up to the total row number as there are duplications of students in the age categories</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/12/2014 16:47:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield