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593399

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 20 June (HL697), whether the Student Loans Company records the nationality and country of domicile of individuals taking out student loans for higher education, and, if so, how many people took out loans in each year since 2010, broken down by nationality.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) records the nationality and domicile of individuals when they apply for student support. Domicile is based on the applicant’s residence in the years prior to starting their course, and is held as a region within the UK or as EU, rather than by individual country of domicile.<p>Eligibility for student support is based on residence. EU nationals, including non-European Economic Area (EEA) family members, are able to apply for a tuition fee loan if they have been resident in the EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the first day of the first academic year of their course. In addition, EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for five years (three years up to academic year 2016/17) and are resident in England prior to starting their course can also apply for maintenance support. EEA migrant workers and their family members, including those who are non-EEA nationals, who meet the residency requirements, are able to apply for both tuition fee and maintenance support. Non-EEA nationals may also be eligible for student support if they are granted refugee status, have been granted humanitarian protection, have acquired permanent residence in the UK, or have been in the UK for at least half their lives or for at least 20 years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out SLC Management Information on the number of students paid either a full-time tuition fee or maintenance loan through the English student support system by declared nationality over the last five academic years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>English and EU domiciled students paid full-time tuition fee or maintenance loans, by EU nationality (July 2016)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,750</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>4,930</p></td><td><p>5,560</p></td><td><p>5,860</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>4,240</p></td><td><p>4,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td><td><p>3,950</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>4,610</p></td><td><p>5,110</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td><td><p>5,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,950</p></td><td><p>9,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>3,170</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>6,920</p></td><td><p>7,920</p></td><td><p>8,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU sub-total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 46,490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 52,050 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 60,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 68,640 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 76,170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>862,410</p></td><td><p>911,920</p></td><td><p>935,050</p></td><td><p>972,090</p></td><td><p>974,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-EU</p></td><td><p>24,040</p></td><td><p>24,610</p></td><td><p>26,840</p></td><td><p>29,600</p></td><td><p>29,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>10,570</p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td><td><p>3,930</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 943,500 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 994,130 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,026,270 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,072,860 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,082,810 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Source</strong>: SLC Management Information</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Notes</strong>: Nationality is collected during the application process for student support. Where nationality was not available, country of birth was used, if available. Figures have been extracted from the SLC Single Application View (SAV) database, which contains live administrative data on applications. The data are updated as re-assessments and new applications are made following the academic year. Therefore, figures will not necessarily match previously published payment figures, including those contained in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’, which relate to past and specified dates.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2016 15:32:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

651842

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Ofgem: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the source of funding for Ofgem; whether it levies fees and charges; and if so, (1) under what authority, (2) against whom, and (3) what mechanisms there are for challenging the level of those fees and charges.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL3823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem’s annual budget is approved by Parliament but its main funding comes from the licence fee it is able to levy on licence holders under the Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989.</p><p> </p><p>Through its Forward Work Programme, Ofgem agrees its annual licence fee (and any amendments to this) in consultation with licence holders, and publishes its cost recovery principles on its website. The basic principle is that costs are recovered from network licensees in line with the proportion of gas or electricity customers that are directly connected to their respective networks. Ofgem also charges cost-reflective fees to consider applications for new licences or licence variations.</p><p> </p><p>It also receives some funding directly from Government for the administration of environmental schemes.</p><p> </p><p>There is no formal mechanism to appeal against the level of the licence fee, although Ofgem is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny and must abide by the principles for Fees, Charges and Levies set out in Managing Public Money:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/454191/Managing_Public_Money_AA_v2_-jan15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/454191/Managing_Public_Money_AA_v2_-jan15.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2016 16:47:25 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name HL3823 - Managing_Public_Money.pdf title Managing Public Money
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

528207

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	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	East Coast Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 9 May (HL7498), whether the recent inquiry and report by the Quality Assurance Agency on West London Vocational Training has led them to reconsider or amend current measures relating to alternative providers; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government has revoked West London Vocational Training College’s designation for student support funding for Higher Education (HE) courses in England with effect from 3 June. Affected students will be supported so they can continue their studies with as limited disruption as possible. The cross-agency action in this case demonstrates the Government’s continuing strong focus on improving quality and value for money across the Alternative Provider (AP) sector.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 2012-13 academic year the Government has progressively strengthened systems to oversee the specific course designation of APs to secure improved quality and standards, including the introduction of a more rigorous, risk-based approach to quality assurance and annual provider re-designation.</p><p> </p><p>Further reforms announced in the May 2016 HE White Paper will create a level playing field for all HE providers, supporting greater diversity, innovation and choice for students, whilst preserving quality and value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/07/2016 10:39:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

525114

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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	Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 9 May (HL7499) about the Student Loan Company, what are the EU-domiciled borrower figures categorised by individual country of domicile.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 20/06/2016 13:08:50 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

510292

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government where details of the new checks on alternative providers teaching students receiving financial support through the Student Loans Company can found; in what ways those checks address the issues raised by the National Audit Office in its report <i>Investigation into financial support for students at alternative higher education providers</i>; how often, and using what procedures, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills checks that student attendance data are correct, and that students are genuinely eligible; and what rules have been introduced to ensure that students have the capacity to complete their course.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL7498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Requirements on Alternative Providers designated for student support are set out in “Specific Course Designation for Alternative Providers of Higher Education - Guidance for Providers: Criteria and Conditions and Annual Re-Designation” on gov.uk. Revised guidance detailing requirements for the 2016/17 academic year will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Measures introduced to address the issues raised by the National Audit Office were set out in a Written Ministerial Statement (29th January 2015) available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/January%202015/29%20January/1.BIS-Higher-Ed.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/January%202015/29%20January/1.BIS-Higher-Ed.pdf</a>. The measures that are listed as ‘subject to consultation’ have now been implemented in full.</p><p> </p><p>Further measures were introduced for the 2015/16 academic year. Student number controls can now be used to limit recruitment at providers with unsatisfactory student completion rates or those deemed to be providing a poorer service than expected. Providers are required to give government better information about their provision to students, for example performance information including their drop-out and success rates. All providers are required to submit data on their students’ background and achievements to the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The Government has also formalised the right to access alternative providers’ premises and records.</p><p> </p><p>The Student Loans Company has introduced further checks requiring proof of residence to check student eligibility for support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also validates different information sources against each other to check coverage, for unusual results and to monitor any discrepancies between reporting bodies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/05/2016 15:04:59 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name 1.BIS-Higher-Ed.pdf title Written Ministerial Statement
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

657784

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Statistics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK regulators follow the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics in their collection and publication of statistics.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL4103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL4104 HL4105 question first answered 20/12/2016 16:45:27 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name Reply to Baroness Wolf (HL4103-HL4105) AD3 (1) (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response to HL4103, HL4104,HL4105
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

657785

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Statistics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK regulators publish statistical releases that have National Statistics status.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL4104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL4103 HL4105 question first answered 20/12/2016 16:45:27 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name Reply to Baroness Wolf (HL4103-HL4105) AD3 (1) (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response to HL4103, HL4104,HL4105
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

657786

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Statistics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which UK regulators are, as part of their statutory remit, required to follow the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL4105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL4103 HL4104 question first answered 20/12/2016 16:45:27 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name Reply to Baroness Wolf (HL4103-HL4105) AD3 (1) (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response to HL4103, HL4104,HL4105
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

637328

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with respect to estimated net migration figures for 2014 and 2015, what number are estimated to be (1) EU domiciled students, (2) non-EU domiciled students, (3) non-student EU domiciled, and (4) non-student, non-EU domiciled.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL3253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>Immigrants who have come to the UK to work have brought significant benefits to Britain – we are a tolerant, welcoming nation encouraging the brightest and best to come to our shores. That will always be the case.</p><p>But it’s clear that there is no consent in Britain for uncontrolled migration from Europe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL3254 HL3255 HL3256 HL3257 HL3258 question first answered 28/11/2016 17:20:29 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name Baroness Wolf (HL3253-HL3258) v13 (2).pdf title UKSA Response to HL3257 - HL3256 - HL3255 - HL3258
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

637329

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what number of non-EU domiciled students obtained work visas at the end of their studies in (1) 2014, and (2) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL3254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>Immigrants who have come to the UK to work have brought significant benefits to Britain – we are a tolerant, welcoming nation encouraging the brightest and best to come to our shores. That will always be the case.</p><p>But it’s clear that there is no consent in Britain for uncontrolled migration from Europe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL3253 HL3255 HL3256 HL3257 HL3258 question first answered 28/11/2016 17:20:29 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name Baroness Wolf (HL3253-HL3258) v13 (2).pdf title UKSA Response to HL3257 - HL3256 - HL3255 - HL3258
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich