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707660

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide an update on the advice her Department is giving to universities on whether students taking a sabbatical from their studies should remain enrolled at their university.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	66426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions responsible for setting their own policies. The Department does not provide advice to universities about student sabbaticals.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2017 17:55:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

674779

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities did not meet widening participation targets agreed with the Office for Fair Access in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	60577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) publishes information on universities’ performance against their widening participation targets as part of its annual monitoring of access agreements, approved by the Director of Fair Access (DfA) to Higher Education.</p><p>The 2014-15 monitoring publication <em>‘Outcomes of</em> <em>Access Agreement Monitoring 2014-15’</em>, can be found at: <a href="http://www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016.04-Outcomes-of-access-agreements-monitoring-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016.04-Outcomes-of-access-agreements-monitoring-1.pdf</a></p><p>The variation in the number, focus and ambition of targets set by an institution means that caution should be taken in using the summary data to make direct comparisons between individual institutions.</p><p>Prior to 2013-14 OFFA reported on targets at sector level rather than institutional level. Full monitoring returns can be found at: <a href="http://www.offa.org.uk/publications/monitoring" target="_blank">www.offa.org.uk/publications/monitoring</a></p><p>The DfA can direct the Higher Education Funding Council for England to impose specified financial requirements on the governing body of an institution if it has failed, in the DfA’s view, to comply with the requirements in its approved plan. No fines have been imposed on universities using this power.</p><p><br>The legislation makes clear that where the governing body can show that it has taken all reasonable steps to comply with its access agreement, this will not be considered as failure.</p><p>This approach has been successful with record numbers of disadvantaged students in higher education, including in high tariff institutions, and the highest rates of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) participation in higher education.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 60557 60578 question first answered 26/01/2017 17:33:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

674781

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines the Director of Fair Access has issued to universities that have not met widening participation targets in each year since the establishment of that office.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	60578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) publishes information on universities’ performance against their widening participation targets as part of its annual monitoring of access agreements, approved by the Director of Fair Access (DfA) to Higher Education.</p><p>The 2014-15 monitoring publication <em>‘Outcomes of</em> <em>Access Agreement Monitoring 2014-15’</em>, can be found at: <a href="http://www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016.04-Outcomes-of-access-agreements-monitoring-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016.04-Outcomes-of-access-agreements-monitoring-1.pdf</a></p><p>The variation in the number, focus and ambition of targets set by an institution means that caution should be taken in using the summary data to make direct comparisons between individual institutions.</p><p>Prior to 2013-14 OFFA reported on targets at sector level rather than institutional level. Full monitoring returns can be found at: <a href="http://www.offa.org.uk/publications/monitoring" target="_blank">www.offa.org.uk/publications/monitoring</a></p><p>The DfA can direct the Higher Education Funding Council for England to impose specified financial requirements on the governing body of an institution if it has failed, in the DfA’s view, to comply with the requirements in its approved plan. No fines have been imposed on universities using this power.</p><p><br>The legislation makes clear that where the governing body can show that it has taken all reasonable steps to comply with its access agreement, this will not be considered as failure.</p><p>This approach has been successful with record numbers of disadvantaged students in higher education, including in high tariff institutions, and the highest rates of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) participation in higher education.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 60557 60577 question first answered 26/01/2017 17:33:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

672306

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
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 extent to which students have been admitted to Russell Group universities having had their prior learning from other institutions accredited to allow entry mid-course; and what evidence they used to support that assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL4643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England and Higher Education Statistics Agency do not gather information on students who have had their prior learning from other institutions accredited to allow entry mid-course. The issue of improving understanding of student transfer was raised during our recent the call for evidence on <em>Accelerated Courses and Switching University or Degree. </em>We received over 4,500 responses to this and published a summary of the evidence we gathered on 20 December 2016.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/01/2017 16:22:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

621162

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
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 remarks made by the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development that the growth in university education has led to a mismatch of skills in the labour market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>An increase in university graduates does not need to come at the expense of other routes into highly skilled employment. Nearly 60% of the country’s working age population still do not have a Level 4+ qualification. It is also not a stark choice for young people to choose between technical or academic education, as they can and should choose the right track for them.</p><p>The Skills Plan, in responding to the Sainsbury recommendations, makes clear that technical education must always be about developing the skills, knowledge and behaviours required for a specific occupation. This Government is focused on strengthening the education system to enable everybody to achieve their potential and to ensure that once and for all, we address the gap in skills at technical and higher technical levels that affects the nation’s productivity.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 08/11/2016 15:51:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

605864

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of boys from white working class backgrounds from (a) selective, (b) non-selective and (c) state boarding schools have gone on to study at Russell Group universities in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	49388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on pupils’ socio-economic status or whether they would be identified as working class is not collected by Department for Education. Information is instead provided for white male students who had been eligible for free school meals in year 11. This is a commonly used indicator of economic deprivation.</p><p> </p><p>Students who have completed key stage 5 study (A level and other level 3 qualifications) at the 163 fully selective schools are compared with those completing key stage 5 at all other state-funded mainstream schools. Students in sixth form and other further education colleges are not included in this analysis. It should be noted that a small number of ‘comprehensive’ schools use an element of selection in their admissions at the secondary phase, and that many schools may set eligibility criteria for admissions post-16 or for entry to particular courses at key stage 5. Equivalent figures for students in state-funded mainstream boarding schools are given. These schools are also contained in the selective or non-selective lines.</p><p> </p><p>The number and percentage of such students from each school type progressing to study at one of the 24 universities in the Russell Group for at least two terms the following year is given.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows figures for 2012/13 to 2014/15, the last three years for which information is available, for a) selective schools b) non-selective schools and c) state-funded mainstream boarding schools. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.</p><p> </p><p>Comparable information on pupil destinations for other groups is published annually on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>White male students who were eligible for free school meals in year 11 </strong></p></td><td><p>2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Number of students completing KS5 (rounded to nearest 10)</p></td><td><p>Selective</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Selective</p></td><td><p>5,110</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td><td><p>6,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which: state-funded boarding schools</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Number attending Russell Group Institution (rounded to nearest 10)</p></td><td><p>Selective</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Selective</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded boarding schools</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>% attending Russell Group Institution (calculated on unrounded figures)</p></td><td><p>Selective</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Selective</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which: state-funded boarding schools</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/11/2016 09:55:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

604036

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to incentivise universities to attract more students to take courses in areas which are identified as having a skills shortage.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	48950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>We want everyone with the potential to benefit from higher education to be able to do so. We will provide student finance for those studying part-time for a second degree in any Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subject. We also announced in the Autumn Statement of 2015 that we are introducing new part-time maintenance loans from the academic year 2018/19, in order to support the cost of living while studying on part-time courses.</p><p>To promote retraining and prepare people for the future labour market, we are also reviewing any further gaps in support for lifetime learning, including for flexible and part-time study. We are also supporting growth in degree apprenticeships and have made a £10m Development Fund available to help universities and partners, including further education colleges, to help higher education providers to meet employer demand.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2016 14:13:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

600523

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils applying to UK universities for undergraduate study in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL2276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the GCSE grades of Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS) applicants and applicants being accepted to UK universities is not held centrally. The information is held internally by UCAS.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2277 question first answered 07/11/2016 13:50:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

600524

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils accepting offers of an undergraduate place made by UK universities in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL2277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the GCSE grades of Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS) applicants and applicants being accepted to UK universities is not held centrally. The information is held internally by UCAS.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2276 question first answered 07/11/2016 13:50:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

583922

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students were registered to take Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates in universities in (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, and (3) 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on registration to Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 has been provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the academic year 2015/16 are not currently available, but will be available early next year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Students enrolled on a Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate at</strong></p><p><strong>Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Academic Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registering institution type</p></td><td><p>Level of study</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Higher Education Institutions</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>4,685</p></td><td><p>3,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td><td><p>4,895</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Further Education Colleges</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>10,100</p></td><td><p>11,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>10,935</p></td><td><p>13,785</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>14,780</p></td><td><p>14,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>15,405</p></td><td><p>18,680</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return</em></p><p><em>Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 19 September 2016</em></p><p><em>Coverage:</em></p><p><em>- Includes students registered with HEIs or FECs but taught at APs under sub-contractual arrangements</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at HEIs but taught at FECs under sub-contractual arrangements are counted within the HEI registered numbers</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE</em></p><p><em>- Includes all modes of higher education study and distance learners</em></p><p><em>- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 14:53:53 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich