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788910

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date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 13 November (HL Deb, cols 1799–1800), whether they have any plans to review the current assessment system for dyslexic students applying for the Disabled Students' Allowance, including the cost to the student.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We will review the evidential requirements for students applying for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) with Specific Learning Difficulties, particularly those with dyslexia. This review will seek expert opinion as to whether it is still necessary for dyslexic students to have a post-16 diagnostic assessment when applying for DSAs. The review will not consider the issue of who should pay for such a diagnostic assessment: DSAs funding is currently not available to determine eligibility.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/11/2017 12:09:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

788367

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has raised any concerns about (1) Greenwich School of Management, and (2) Grafton College of Management Services, in the last year.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality monitoring visit</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns. But where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p> </p><p>QAA did not report on any new concerns about Grafton College of Management Sciences or Greenwich School of Management within the last year. However, QAA’s HER (AP) report on Grafton College, which was published in June 2016, contains a commentary on the status of an earlier completed concern investigation into Grafton College of Management Sciences (copy attached). A QAA outcomes report from the Greenwich School of Management’s recent HER (AP) is also due to be published in December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against both of these providers to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action where abuses of the system are evident.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/11/2017 17:16:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3159 - Attachment - HE Review (AP) of Grafton College - 231117.pdf title HE Review (AP) of Grafton College
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788369

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Greenwich School of Management
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has raised any concerns about the validation of degrees offered by Greenwich School of Management.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality monitoring visit.</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns but, where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns received by the Department in May 2015, including around the management of the college's relationship with its awarding body, QAA initiated a full investigation into Greenwich School of Management. This took place from 21 to 22 September 2015. Attached is the QAA’s report and statement on these concerns. This is published on the QAA website and can be found at: <a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews-and-reports/provider?UKPRN=10007937#.Wg8JlWxLHZs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against Greenwich School of Management to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action where abuses of the system are evident.</p><p> </p><p>Through the HER (AP) process, QAA also routinely considers how validation arrangements are effectively managed and overseen by the degree-awarding body, ensuring that robust processes are in place to secure the quality of student learning opportunities, irrespective of where these take place or who provides them.</p><p> </p><p>An outcomes report from the Greenwich School of Management’s recent HER (AP) is due to be published in December 2017.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3161 - Attachment 1 - Institutional Review GSM Statement - 231117.mht.docx title Institutional Review GSM Statement 2 file name HL3161 - Attachment 2 - Institutional Review GSM Report - 231117.pdf title Institutional Review GSM Report question first answered 27/11/2017 16:46:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

785889

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to provide quality assurance for students studying degree courses at a private college whose degrees are validated by a university.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Degree awarding bodies are ultimately responsible for the academic standards of any awards granted in their name and the quality of learning opportunities, regardless of where these are delivered or who provides them.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all designated Alternative Providers are currently subject to a rigorous, risk-based approach to quality assurance in line with the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, which applies across all UK providers of Higher Education (HE). Where an Alternative Provider is delivering validated HE provision, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) will consider how these collaborative working arrangements are effectively managed.</p><p> </p><p>A successful Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers) by the QAA is a pre-requisite for designation for student support for Alternative Providers, which are also expected to undergo annual monitoring visits from QAA.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2017 the National Audit Office published a report concluding progress has been made in strengthening the oversight of the Alternative Provider sector.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/11/2017 13:01:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

785890

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the last three years the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has (1) raised concerns, and (2) taken action, regarding private colleges and providers of degrees.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>All higher education providers are autonomous and privately run. This includes Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funded higher education institutions and alternative providers, which can be designated for student support purposes by the department. At the same time, some privately run institutions may be subject to obligations imposed on public authorities (e.g. the Freedom of Information Act 2000). As a result of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the Office for Students will regulate all registered English higher education providers through its regulatory framework, which is currently being consulted on.</p><p> </p><p>69 concerns have been raised about higher education providers through the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Concerns Scheme since 2014-15. 23 have so far led to full investigations which subsequently required action by the provider (see attached table).</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 August 2016, concerns about publicly funded higher education providers in England are subject to the Unsatisfactory Quality Scheme managed by HEFCE. Therefore, the figures from 2016-17 onwards only relate to Alternative Providers which continue to be covered by QAA’s Concerns Scheme.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/11/2017 17:12:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3038 - Attachment - 201117.docx title Concerns raised about Higher Education Providers
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

785891

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in place to ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds who attend private colleges receive the best quality of education and support.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Following the passage of the Higher Education and Research Act (HERA), the Office for Students (OfS) will be established formally in January 2018. It will provide, for the first time, a single regulator for higher education (HE) providers regardless of how they are funded. The OfS will have powers to assess the quality of, and standards applied to, all English HE provision. Quality will be built into every stage of the new regulatory system, the details of which are currently being consulted on. There will continue to be tough and rigorous tests for providers who want to enter the system and enable students from all backgrounds to receive funding.</p><p> </p><p>Under the OfS, all HE providers in receipt of public funding will have to demonstrate their commitment to widening participation. They will be required to have either an access and participation plan approved by the OfS (for those in the “Approved (fee cap)” category of registration wishing to charge higher level tuition fees), or an access and participation statement (for those in the “Approved (fee cap)” category only charging fees at the basic level).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/11/2017 13:02:53 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

785892

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure the legitimacy and integrity of student enrolment processes at private colleges.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>All higher education providers are autonomous and privately run. This includes Higher Education Funding Council for England funded higher education institutions and alternative providers, which can be designated for student support purposes by the department. At the same time, some privately run institutions may be subject to obligations imposed on public authorities (e.g. the Freedom of Information Act 2000). As a result of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the Office for Students will regulate all registered English higher education providers through its regulatory framework, which is currently being consulted on.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual higher education providers to determine their own enrolment processes and minimum criteria for entry onto their courses. However, the UK Quality Code for Higher Education sets out the expectations that all providers of UK higher education are required to meet. It sets out the following expectations about recruitment, selection and admission to higher education:</p><p> </p><p>“Recruitment, selection, and admission policies and procedures adhere to the principles of fair admission. They are transparent, reliable, valid, inclusive and underpinned by appropriate organisational structures and processes. They support higher education providers in the selection of students who are able to complete their programme.”</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/11/2017 17:23:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

785893

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grafton College of Management Sciences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Grafton College of Management Sciences in London was last inspected; and whether that inspection raised any issues or concerns.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Grafton College of Management Sciences’ last Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers) by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) took place from 20 to 23 June 2016. QAA’s report, including issues and concerns raised through the review, is available on the QAA website.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/11/2017 13:01:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

775991

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to increase the diversity of the undergraduate body of students at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are entering at record rates to the most selective universities. There are also record entry rates across all ethnic groups.</p><p>The guidance to the Director of Fair Access (DfA), published in February 2016, asked for the most selective institutions, to make faster progress on widening access, and to ensure their outreach is more focused. This report can be found in the attached document.</p><p>The DfA has agreed access agreements for 2018/19 with plans for universities to spend more than £860 million on measures to continue to support improving access and student success for students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds, up significantly from £404 million in 2009. We are introducing sweeping reforms through legislation. The Higher Education and Research Act includes a transparency duty requiring all universities to publish applications, offers, and acceptance and retention rates broken down by gender, ethnicity and social economic background. This will help to hold them to account for their performance on access and retention. In addition, we expect all universities, particularly the most selective, to help raise attainment and support school improvement, including through school sponsorship and by establishing new state schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/11/2017 18:00:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

772994

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Science: Graduates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students have completed their studies in the UK over the last 20 years at (1) undergraduate, (2) taught masters, and (3) doctorate level, in (a) molecular biology,  biochemistry and related disciplines, and (b) medicinal chemistry and other areas of drug development.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL2195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) collects data on students enrolled and qualifying from courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including information on subject of study.</p><p> </p><p>Data on numbers of students qualifying from undergraduate, taught masters and doctorate level courses in these subjects is provided in the tables attached for each year from 2007/08 to 2015/16. Prior to 2007/08, the low-level subject classification was provided by HEIs on a voluntary basis and as such, counts of students studying each of these subjects are not provided because they would not give a consistent picture of the total number of students over time. Data for 2016/17 will become available in January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) is the classification of subjects used by HESA. The closest classification to “molecular biology, biochemistry and related disciplines” is “molecular biology, biophysics &amp; biochemistry”, which has a JACS code of C7.</p><p> </p><p>Medicinal chemistry has a JACS code of F150. The closest available classification to “biostatistics and medical statistics” or to “medical data analytics” is “medical statistics”, which has a JACS code of G311. These are detailed level codes and some universities may occasionally allocate students to more general codes. These codes are chosen by HEIs to best describe the course studied in its totality.</p><p> </p><p>An appropriate classification is not available for “regulatory science” or “health economics” and hence figures for these subjects have not been provided. Further information on the most appropriate subject classification for a particular subject can be obtained by contacting HESA.</p><p> </p><p>More information on JACS codes can be found at: <a href="http://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed" target="_blank">http://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2196 HL2259 question first answered 01/11/2017 17:37:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL2195 2196 and 2259 attachment - 31.10.17.pdf title Course data
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg