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483327

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2016
	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	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the average time in post of Trade Ministers of Her Majesty’s Government in (1) the last five years, and (2) the five years before that.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL7251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The average tenure of Ministers for Trade &amp; Investment from 2011 until the departure of my noble Friend Lord Maude in March 2016 is 628 days or approximately 1 year, 8 months.</p><p>The average tenure of Ministers for Trade &amp; Investment between 2006 and 2011 was 342 days or approximately 11 months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2016 13:44:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

418792

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of student loans awarded to students undertaking (1) full-time, and (2) part-time, bachelor degrees that will never be repaid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
	uin	HL2227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>(1) We estimate that the proportion of the value of full time loans which will not be repaid is around 45%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Our current published estimate is that around 65% of the value of part time loans will not be repaid. We will update our estimate as we get more information on the characteristics of the students taking out these loans, and, in due course, actual repayments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce separate estimates for different levels of Higher Education qualifications. The figures mentioned above cover all higher education loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 24/09/2015 11:57:10 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

418795

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what quality assurance measures are in place for the International Foundation programmes run by United Kingdom universities or by partnerships between such universities and private education providers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Publicly funded higher education providers are currently reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). These reviews look at the adequacy of a provider’s system to maintain academic standards and ensure quality across all its provision; irrespective of where it is delivered. The reviews check that expectations set out in the UK Quality Code for Higher Education are being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, QAA have been leading sector work on how to strengthen the assurance of UK higher education delivered overseas. They have recently published a report detailing</p><p> </p><p>how external quality assurance processes can be adapted to support UK higher education institutions in both maintaining their reputation in delivering high quality education overseas and in growing their provision. The report can be found on the QAA website at</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 24/09/2015 13:16:08 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

419395

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of potential measures to reverse the recent decline in the number of overseas students coming to the United Kingdom to study or work, in particular those from India.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL2326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government values the contribution that international students make to the UK’s economy, and to making our education system one of the best in the world. According to the OECD’s Education at a Glance we remain, by some way, the second most popular destination in the world for international higher education students.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) aims to enhance mutually beneficial educational links between India and the UK. Both Governments have agreed to continue this highly successful programme into a third phase to begin in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS has established a regular tripartite dialogue with colleagues from the Home Office and the Indian High Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British High Commission in Delhi (BHC) and the British Council in Delhi are also working hard to promote the message that the UK is open to all genuine students and that there is no limit on the number of international students who can study at our world leading universities. For example, through the GREAT campaign we have a strong digital and social media campaign with a focus on the employability of Indian students who have graduated from UK HEIs and on countering common visa myths.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/10/2015 14:58:05 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

419396

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how frequently, and in what way, they monitor and compare their performance in attracting overseas students to study and work in the United Kingdom with that of other countries; and following such analysis, whether they plan to make adjustments to their current policies.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL2327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>Overseas students are welcome in the UK and there is no cap on the number of such students. The OECD’s Education at a Glance, published annually, compares our performance with that of other countries. In 2012, the UK was estimated to have a 13% share of the international student market (OECD, 2014), second only to the US. The Government is committed to increasing education exports from £18bn in 2012 to £30bn by 2020and our International Education strategy is helping to achieve that.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2015 13:41:51 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

419397

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what comparisons they have made between their current and previous schemes to encourage foreign students to prolong their studies and take up employment with United Kingdom business and industry; and whether, as a result, they plan to amend their current scheme.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
	uin	HL2328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2012 international students who successfully completed a degree at a UK institution could apply for permission to work in the UK for two years. This Post-Study Work route was closed from 6th April 2012 as it granted unrestricted access to the UK labour market for two years to non-EEA nationals at a time when a large number of British graduates were unable to find work. The route was also found to be heavily abused with many people taking up low-skilled work rather than the intended graduate level roles. There are no plans to reintroduce this scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has an excellent offer for overseas students graduating from UK universities wishing to remain in the UK. Those with an offer of a graduate-level job, paying a salary of at least £20,800, can take up sponsored employment for up to six years. In 2014 some 11,000 international students switched to skilled work. PhD students can stay in the UK for an extra year, under the Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme, to look for work or start their own business. Graduate entrepreneurs can stay on for up to two years to develop their business in the UK. The Government has also made provisions for graduates wishing to undertake a period of professional training or a corporate internship related to their qualifications, before pursuing a career overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2015 13:41:29 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

420915

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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	Graduates: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of graduates entering the rural economy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Old Scone
	uin	HL2601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government requires the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to consider the changing patterns of demand and supply in relation to all subjects. Through the Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects advisory group, HEFCE seeks to identify where action might be necessary to ensure that the supply of graduates meets the needs of the economy and society. The advisory group includes representatives of agriculture, tourism and other related subjects that affect the rural economy.</p><p>The Government supports Universities offering subjects that benefit the rural economy. Subjects such as agriculture and forestry attract high cost ‘band B’ funding. The Government has also provided funding to projects that enhance the impact of higher education in agriculture and related industries including the ‘National Centre for Precision Farming’ at Harper Adams University, the ‘Biovale’ programme at the University of York and the ‘Agri-Food Resilience Programme’ led by the N8 Research Partnership.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2015 16:20:52 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1755 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Old Scone

420916

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage universities to provide courses that will meet the future needs of the rural economy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Old Scone
	uin	HL2602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government requires the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to consider the changing patterns of demand and supply in relation to all subjects. Through the Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects advisory group, HEFCE seeks to identify where action might be necessary to ensure that the supply of graduates meets the needs of the economy and society. The advisory group includes representatives of agriculture, tourism and other related subjects that affect the rural economy.</p><p>The Government supports Universities offering subjects that benefit the rural economy. Subjects such as agriculture and forestry attract high cost ‘band B’ funding. The Government has also provided funding to projects that enhance the impact of higher education in agriculture and related industries including the ‘National Centre for Precision Farming’ at Harper Adams University, the ‘Biovale’ programme at the University of York and the ‘Agri-Food Resilience Programme’ led by the N8 Research Partnership.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2015 16:21:47 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1755 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Old Scone

423753

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	STEM Subjects: Graduates
	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 number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates who were not in education or employment one year after graduation, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on the destinations of leavers from UK Higher Education Institutions six months after graduation. The information requested is provided in the table.</p><p>UK Domiciled full-time first degree leavers from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Subjects (STEM)[1] not in employment or further study 6 months after graduation[2][3][4]</p><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12[5]</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage not in employment or further study</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Base Population</p></td><td><p>81,290</p></td><td><p>85,595</p></td><td><p>87,910</p></td><td><p>95,390</p></td><td><p>101,465</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] STEM subjects are defined by HESA as Subject Groups A to K under the JACS3 classification. Further information can be located at this link <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/component/content/article?id=1787" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/component/content/article?id=1787</a>.</p><p>[2] Figures are taken from Supplementary Table SE1 of HESA's Performance Indicators (<a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/pis/emp" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/pis/emp</a>)</p><p>[3] Statistics are expressed as a percentage of UK domiciled graduates who were working, studying or seeking work.</p><p>[4] In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5.</p><p>[5] Due to changes on the DLHE questionnaire in 2011/12 and hence changes to the derivation of the activity categories, the employment indicator for 2011/12 onwards is not strictly comparable with the indicator prior to 2011/12.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 12/11/2015 16:32:18 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

423754

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	STEM Subjects: Graduates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates who will not be in education or employment one year after graduation, in each of the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Estimates for future years are not available.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/11/2015 16:25:20 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills