The Government signalled to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), in their 2015 grant letter, that students should expect the highest quality learning opportunities. The Council have developed mechanisms to assure the quality of the academic student experience.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1578", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Greg Clark"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tunbridge Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Greg Clark"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-03-13T11:54:03.39Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-03-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Higher Education: Admissions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps have been taken to ensure the maintenance of quality at publicly-funded English higher education institutions after the lift of the student number controls in the 2015-16 academic year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Huddersfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Barry Sheerman"} ], "uin" : "226102"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/224807", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/224807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We have removed controls on the number of students who can attend higher education courses at publicly-funded higher education institutions and further education colleges in 2015/16. This will allow anyone with the ambition and ability to go on to higher education. The number of new entrants will depend on the decisions of applicants and institutions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1578", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Greg Clark"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tunbridge Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Greg Clark"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "226205"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-03-13T12:24:02.017Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-03-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Higher Education: Admissions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the likely change in numbers of full-time undergraduate students at publicly-funded higher education institutions in the 2015-16 academic year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Huddersfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Barry Sheerman"} ], "uin" : "226206"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223194", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223194/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not hold information on the entry criteria for higher education courses.<\/p>
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The most recent UCAS statistics show another record year for university entry for disadvantaged students. 18.2% of 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds obtained a university place via UCAS in 2014. <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> By 2018/19, Universities expect to spend £735m on bursaries, outreach and supporting retention and student success through their agreements with the Director of Fair Access. <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Our reforms have been fair, progressive and given our universities sustainable funding for the future.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of numbers of applications to English universities in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and what effect the decision to remove student number controls in December 2013 has had on those estimates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of successful applications to UK universities were made by British people from BME communities in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/173150/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In the annual grant letters to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Government has made it clear that widening participation is a priority. Overall investment in widening participation through the Student Opportunity Fund and other sources increased from £977m in 2012-13 to £1,129m in 2014-15.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Information from UCAS for the 2014 application cycle shows that the entry rate for the most disadvantaged has risen by 10% proportionately to 18.2%, the highest ever, making disadvantaged young people in England a third more likely to enter university in 2014 than five years ago.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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