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166197

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	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the eligibility criteria for young people who wish to undertake apprenticeships, but have prior academic qualifications such as A-levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Having prior academic qualifications does not preclude a young person being eligible to do an apprenticeship. There are therefore no plans to change the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the funding rules can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-rules</a> and cover both the current apprenticeship programme and for the Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standards</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/12/2014 16:11:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

166220

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	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information has been provided to his Department since May 2014 by the Royal Bank of Scotland in respect of the running of its Global Restructuring Group.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	216222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that this Department has not been provided with any such information.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 03/12/2014 16:26:51 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

166229

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	Construction: Industry
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 have discussions with representatives of the construction industry on their use of umbrella companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	216035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>While I have not been approached by representatives from the construction industry on this matter, I am open to representations on the use of umbrella companies in the construction sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/12/2014 11:43:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 31000 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

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

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

166095

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	Sign Language: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the market for British Sign Language interpreters to meet the needs of the deaf community.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business Innovation and Skills supports British Sign Language (BSL) provision in England through the Adult Skills Budget (ASB). Colleges and providers have the freedom and flexibility to use the ASB as best fits the needs of their local learners and businesses. This includes BSL qualifications, for those wishing to learn for their own use or to become an interpreter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Skills provision in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the assessment and adequacy of BSL provision is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3154 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:16:06 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

166096

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	Sign Language: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are enough fully qualified British Sign Language interpreters to support the needs of the deaf community.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business Innovation and Skills supports British Sign Language (BSL) provision in England through the Adult Skills Budget (ASB). Colleges and providers have the freedom and flexibility to use the ASB as best fits the needs of their local learners and businesses. This includes BSL qualifications, for those wishing to learn for their own use or to become an interpreter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Skills provision in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the assessment and adequacy of BSL provision is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3153 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:16:06 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

164232

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when assessing the Disabled Student's Allowance, previously diagnosed lifetime conditions will be considered sufficient criteria for qualification without a requirement for further assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Student Finance England will continue to consider medical evidence submitted by the student when assessing whether they are eligible for DSA.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2014 11:50:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington