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1309903

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas: Grants
	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 impact of the expiry of the bridging grant for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) on (1) international volunteering, and (2) VSO's, programmes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL14991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has announced that we will provide funding to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) this year in his statement on ODA allocations to Parliament on 21 April. We have offered VSO funding for the V4D programme for 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:42:41 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1678280

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new immigration salary thresholds announced by the Home Secretary on 4 December will apply to language assistants in schools and universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Once the Immigration Rules have been laid in Spring 2024, only those occupations on the Health and Care Visa and on education national payscales will be exempt.</p><p> </p><p>Until then, the current salary thresholds remain in place at the current levels. Those already in the Skilled work route, and applications made before the rules change, will not be subject to the new £38,700 salary threshold when they change employment, extend, or settle.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of transitional provisions will be set out when further policy details will be announced.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/12/2023 15:35:57 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1358790

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Classroom Assistants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to speed up the process of visa applications for classroom language assistants.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL2914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>With the introduction of the Skilled Worker route on 01 December 2020 we suspended the limit on overseas visas to work in the UK, and removed the Resident Labour Market Test. These changes have reduced the length of the process to recruit a worker from overseas by up to eight weeks in comparison to the former Tier 2 (General) route.</p><p>These reforms are part of a wider transformation to make the points-based system streamlined and digital. Enhancements for sponsors, combined with those for applicants, mean a faster end-to-end process from a sponsor getting a licence to an applicant coming to the UK. We have introduced Chip Checker functionality for a fully digital application system for EEA nationals applying through the new points-based system, allowing a fully online application process, reducing the time it takes an applicant to get a decision by up to one week.</p><p>The Home Office published its Sponsorship roadmap in August 2021 outlining its plans to deliver further reforms to the points-based system. These planned changes will make it easier for users to navigate the system and further reduce the processing times for employers to bring someone to the UK to work. Further details on the planned reforms can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-points-based-immigration-system-sponsorship-roadmap</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/10/2021 14:15:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1681363

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether visas for relocation to the UK under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, include a date of issue.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Vignettes that are issued under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) include a date of issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2024 12:46:35 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1681364

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 18 December 2023 (HL Deb col 2048), on what date they announced that housing in the UK need not be secured before a visa for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy or Afghan citizens resettlement scheme can be issued.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>On 8 November 2023, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs gave an oral statement to the House of Commons stating that those eligible under ACRS and ARAP no longer needed to be matched to suitable accommodation prior to their arrival.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2024 13:36:14 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1684977

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 24 January (HL1408 and HL1409), how many visas for relocation to the United Kingdom have been issued since 8 November 2023 to Afghans eligible under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The data published within the immigration system statistics release (month ending September 2023, published 23 November 2023) provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 11,684 individuals under ARAP, 9,699 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 70 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 70 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Afghan operational data is viewable on Gov.UK.</p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 22 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 07/02/2024 12:17:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1489041

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Turing Scheme: Disadvantaged
	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 success rate of applications to the Turing Scheme by disadvantaged pupils and students from each (1) sector of the education system, and (2) region.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/08/2022 answer text <p>The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:</p><ul><li>2021/22 academic year: 131 schools applied, 114 were successful, 87% success rate, which equated to 5,139 individual student placements.</li><li>2022/23 academic year: 157 schools applied, 70 were successful, 45% success rate, which equated to 4,721 individual student placements.</li></ul><p>The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.</p><p>Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:</p><ul><li>Global Britain</li><li>Levelling up</li><li>Positive impact and value for money</li><li>Project planning</li></ul><p> </p><p>All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.</p><p>The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/</a>.</p><p>The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>28,997</p></td><td><p>6,888</p></td><td><p>5,139</p></td><td><p>41,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>13,817</p></td><td><p>3,843</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>19,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>47.6%</p></td><td><p>55.8%</p></td><td><p>39.9%</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>23,986</p></td><td><p>9,605</p></td><td><p>4,721</p></td><td><p>38,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>12,356</p></td><td><p>5,554</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/</a>. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1728 HL1730 question first answered 16/08/2022 15:12:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1418474

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Turing Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Barran on 27 January (HL Deb col 434), which countries outside the EU accounted for the 60 per cent of applications for the Turing Scheme in 2020–21.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL5787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>Data on Erasmus+ is produced by the European Union. Mobility breakdowns across countries and activities can be found in EU annual reports and factsheets here: <a href="https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets" target="_blank">https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets</a> and <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/factsheets/factsheet-uk-2020_en.html" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/factsheets/factsheet-uk-2020_en.html</a>. According to this data, in academic year 2019/20, 16,596 students from UK higher education institutions participated in Erasmus+.</p><p>Under the Turing Scheme, providers successfully applied for funding to cover over 41,000 individual placements overseas across the academic year 2020/2021. This included over 28,000 in higher education, over 6,000 in further education and vocational education and training and over 5,000 in schools. Further information on eligibility is available in the programme guide here: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/news/the-programme-guide-is-now-available/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/news/the-programme-guide-is-now-available/</a>.</p><p>As the 41,000 placements in academic year 2020/21 relates to planned activity, and the type and duration of mobilities will vary under the Turing and Erasmus+ Schemes, an immediate direct comparison of the figures cannot be made. A fuller evaluation is being planned to accurately compare figures from both programmes.</p><p>Current eligible durations for activity are as follows:</p><ul><li>Higher education: 4 weeks to 12 months.</li><li>Further education and vocational education and training: 2 weeks to 12 months. Minimum durations can be 5 days for those with educational needs and/or disabilities and 1-10 days for participants attending skills competitions abroad.</li><li>Schools: short term placements can last between 3 days to 2 months and long-term placements can last between 2 months and 6 months.</li></ul><p>To address the ongoing impact of COVID-19, universities, colleges and schools can adjust plans for activities taking place this academic year if needed. The Turing Scheme is offering flexibility to change the duration, destination and timing of placements. Turing Scheme projects, however, cannot be extended past 31 August 2022 in accordance with government spending requirements.</p><p>Due to the fact that many providers are changing plans for activities because of COVID-19, this will have an impact on the actual placements that take place. More data on durations will be published once the 2021/22 academic year concludes.</p><p>From successful applications for the first year of the Turing Scheme, over 150 destinations across the globe were included in plans for placements overseas. Over 60% of activity was planned to take place in countries outside of the EU. A detailed breakdown of each destination, including those outside the EU, can be found on the funding results page on the Turing Scheme website here: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/project-community/funding-results/</a>.</p><p>All destinations successfully applied for in higher education can be found here: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Higher-Education-Turing-Scheme-Participants-in-2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Higher-Education-Turing-Scheme-Participants-in-2021.pdf</a>.</p><p>All destinations successfully applied for in vocational education and training and further education can be found here: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Further-Education-and-Vocational-Education-and-Training-Turing-Scheme-Participants-in-2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Further-Education-and-Vocational-Education-and-Training-Turing-Scheme-Participants-in-2021.pdf</a>.</p><p>All destinations successfully applied for in Schools can be found here: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Turing-Scheme-Schools-Participants-in-2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Proposed-Destinations-of-Funded-Turing-Scheme-Schools-Participants-in-2021.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5786 HL5788 question first answered 09/02/2022 16:34:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1489040

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Turing Scheme
	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 success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/08/2022 answer text <p>The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:</p><ul><li>2021/22 academic year: 131 schools applied, 114 were successful, 87% success rate, which equated to 5,139 individual student placements.</li><li>2022/23 academic year: 157 schools applied, 70 were successful, 45% success rate, which equated to 4,721 individual student placements.</li></ul><p>The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.</p><p>Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:</p><ul><li>Global Britain</li><li>Levelling up</li><li>Positive impact and value for money</li><li>Project planning</li></ul><p> </p><p>All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.</p><p>The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/</a>.</p><p>The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>28,997</p></td><td><p>6,888</p></td><td><p>5,139</p></td><td><p>41,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>13,817</p></td><td><p>3,843</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>19,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>47.6%</p></td><td><p>55.8%</p></td><td><p>39.9%</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>23,986</p></td><td><p>9,605</p></td><td><p>4,721</p></td><td><p>38,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>12,356</p></td><td><p>5,554</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/</a>. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1729 HL1730 question first answered 16/08/2022 15:12:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1489042

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Turing Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the regional breakdown of successful applications to the Turing Scheme from (1) schools, (2) further education, and (3) universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/08/2022 answer text <p>The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:</p><ul><li>2021/22 academic year: 131 schools applied, 114 were successful, 87% success rate, which equated to 5,139 individual student placements.</li><li>2022/23 academic year: 157 schools applied, 70 were successful, 45% success rate, which equated to 4,721 individual student placements.</li></ul><p>The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.</p><p>Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:</p><ul><li>Global Britain</li><li>Levelling up</li><li>Positive impact and value for money</li><li>Project planning</li></ul><p> </p><p>All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.</p><p>The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/</a>.</p><p>The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>28,997</p></td><td><p>6,888</p></td><td><p>5,139</p></td><td><p>41,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>13,817</p></td><td><p>3,843</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>19,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>47.6%</p></td><td><p>55.8%</p></td><td><p>39.9%</p></td><td><p>48.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FE/VET</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. of participants</p></td><td><p>23,986</p></td><td><p>9,605</p></td><td><p>4,721</p></td><td><p>38,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>12,356</p></td><td><p>5,554</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: <a href="https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/</a>. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1728 HL1729 question first answered 16/08/2022 15:12:53 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins