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date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether funding for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is consistent with funding for similar institutions based in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Birmingham City University, of which The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is a part, is registered with the Office for Students (OfS) in the approved (fee cap) category of the OfS’s register. It is funded by government, via the OfS, in a way that is consistent with the approach the OfS takes to other such providers, including those in London. While the Secretary of State for Education issues strategic guidance to the OfS, including its funding priorities, the OfS is ultimately responsible for funding decisions. The OfS is planning to review its funding method, including for specialist providers, and will consult on those changes in due course.</p><p>We do not have any plans to review the remit of the OfS in relation to their funding powers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL570 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:37:55 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1175109

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the remit of the Office for Students so that it can make direct grants to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire commensurate with (1) the level of similar institutions in London, and (2) its national status.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Birmingham City University, of which The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is a part, is registered with the Office for Students (OfS) in the approved (fee cap) category of the OfS’s register. It is funded by government, via the OfS, in a way that is consistent with the approach the OfS takes to other such providers, including those in London. While the Secretary of State for Education issues strategic guidance to the OfS, including its funding priorities, the OfS is ultimately responsible for funding decisions. The OfS is planning to review its funding method, including for specialist providers, and will consult on those changes in due course.</p><p>We do not have any plans to review the remit of the OfS in relation to their funding powers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL569 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:37:55 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1175110

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any potential conflicts of interest in grant decisions by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, including for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is a registered charity (charity number 292182). The Charity Commission for England and Wales expects charities to have and adhere to a robust conflict of interests policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Charity Commission is aware of, and assessing, concerns raised about the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/02/2020 16:38:10 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath