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1109727

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
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 level of (a) female and (b) BAME representation in top university positions.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	241027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Diversity and equality in higher education is a priority for this government. Higher education institutions are independent bodies and responsible for decisions about who they employ. Like every employer they must ensure they meet their obligations under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Important progress has been made on the number of women in leadership roles in higher education, particularly in the increase in the proportion of female Chairs of Governing Bodies and female Vice-Chancellors. Sector-led gender initiatives, such as the Athena SWAN Charter and the Aurora development scheme, demonstrate the importance the sector attaches to tackling the barriers that hinder women’s progression in higher education careers.</p><p>On 1 February, the government announced measures to tackle ethnic disparities in higher education including encouraging higher education providers to make use of tools such as the Race at Work Charter and the Race Equality Charter to drive forward a step-change in the recruitment and progression of ethnic minority employees.</p><p>The government has also consulted on ethnicity pay reporting in order to inform future government policy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/04/2019 16:06:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1035233

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of university teaching staff come from working-class backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	205189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/01/2019 16:22:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

852633

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of academic staff employed by UK universities spend more than 180 days working in academic institutions in other EU member states as part of their contract of employment.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	130629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/03/2018 09:59:29 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

844102

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many University Vice-Chancellors were members of their institution’s remuneration committees at the start of the (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2017-18 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	128442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We recently consulted on behalf of the Office for Students on a new condition of registration to promote transparency on senior staff pay in higher education.</p><p> </p><p>We have also called on the sector to work through the Committee of University Chairs to develop their own fair remuneration code. A draft of this code was published for consultation in January 2018, and it requires that a vice-chancellor is not a member of the remuneration committee that sets their pay.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/02/2018 11:17:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

675476

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on universities in (a) England and (b) Scotland being able to recruit academic staff who are EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that arrangements for EU academic staff coming to the UK after we leave the EU is a key issue for the Higher Education sector, and one that will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU. DfE officials meet regularly with Home Office officials to discuss this and other matters, and the two departments will continue to work closely as these issues progress. DfE officials also meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:36:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

518141

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with higher education institutions about the potential effect of changes in the level of university teaching staff on casual employment contracts on the quality of teaching.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	36885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have had no such direct discussions with higher education institutions.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2016 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Grant letter we asked HEFCE to look into the two issues of (a) the contractual status of academic staff and (b) teaching intensity/weighted contact hours across different subjects.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/05/2016 10:00:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

518142

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Universities: Staff
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 staff were employed on (a) fixed-term and (b) atypical contracts at UK universities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	36886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on academic staff employed at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The numbers of staff employed on fixed-term and atypical contracts in each of the last five years are presented in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Academic Staff on Fixed-Term and Atypical Contracts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Fixed-term Contracts</p></td><td><p>Atypical Contracts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>70,035</p></td><td><p>75,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>69,415</p></td><td><p>75,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>65,990</p></td><td><p>74,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>65,710</p></td><td><p>82,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>60,320</p></td><td><p>78,340</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: HESA Staff Record Note: Figures in the table have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/05/2016 09:49:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

458404

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research has been undertaken by (a) the Government, (b) HEFCE, (c) the HE Academy and (d) other government-funded agencies on the relationship between levels of casualised, non-permanent university teaching staff and teaching quality.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	30382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>On teaching, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) produced a literature review ‘Shifting academic careers: implications for enhancing professionalism in teaching and supporting learning’ published in 2014. We have also asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to look into the contractual status of academic staff to investigate how this could be measured and potentially feed into Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments for future years.</p><p> </p><p>On research, ‘The Impact of Doctoral Careers’ (2014) was funded by RCUK, HEFCE and HEFCW.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 30384 question first answered 16/03/2016 11:48:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 50812 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

458406

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department or its funded agencies has carried out on the effect on academic careers of non-permanent teaching and research posts in UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	30384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>On teaching, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) produced a literature review ‘Shifting academic careers: implications for enhancing professionalism in teaching and supporting learning’ published in 2014. We have also asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to look into the contractual status of academic staff to investigate how this could be measured and potentially feed into Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments for future years.</p><p> </p><p>On research, ‘The Impact of Doctoral Careers’ (2014) was funded by RCUK, HEFCE and HEFCW.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 30382 question first answered 16/03/2016 11:48:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 50813 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

437872

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Universities: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether non-academic employees of a UK university are considered to be public officers for the purposes of misconduct or malfeasance in public office.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter of interpretation for the courts to pronounce upon in the context of a relevant case, and it would not be appropriate for the department to provide a general legal opinion.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/01/2016 15:26:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird