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registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that the interests of postgraduate students are properly reflected in the operations of the (a) Office for Students and (b) UK Research and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	129834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA) provides clarity on the respective responsibilities of the Office for Students (OfS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), including with regard to postgraduate students.</p><p> </p><p>The OfS is responsible for protecting the interests of all students (including postgraduate taught and research students) and the quality of all regulated provision, working with the designated quality body, the Quality Assurance Agency. OfS will be responsible for the funding of taught postgraduate education, including the teaching grant currently allocated for this purpose through Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). It will be the regulator for all degree awarding powers (DAPs), but in respect of research DAPs, there is provision for taking into account the views of UKRI.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI will be responsible for all research funding, which will include the funds that Research Councils currently distribute for doctoral studies. UKRI will also be responsible for all research funding currently distributed by HEFCE, including quality-related research funding, which has an element to support the provision for doctoral students in England. UKRI, through its councils, will also be responsible for the financial sustainability of the research base. The two organisations will work together and with other bodies to understand the pipeline and take oversight of the health of disciplines through all levels of education, including postgraduate.</p><p> </p><p>The two bodies are also committed to working effectively together on areas of mutual interest, including postgraduate provision, and are developing a collaboration agreement to support this aim. OfS must also have regard to any guidance given to them by the Secretary of State in performing its functions and duties, under HERA section 2(3), as must UKRI under HERA section 104.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/03/2018 16:29:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

654355

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on funding for postgraduate education courses of the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	56457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has announced that EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017/2018 Academic Year (or before), will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants, including the new Masters Loan. This will remain the case for the duration of their course, even if the UK exits the European Union during that period.</p><p>Applications for the 2018/2019 Academic Year do not open until September 2017 and we will ensure students applying have the relevant information in advance of this date.</p><p>With regards to research funding, we have clarified that EU students who are eligible for Research Council support for postgraduate training under current rules will continue to be eligible if they have been (or will be) recruited to start in the 2017/2018 Academic year. They will continue to receive funding for the duration of their courses.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/12/2016 16:05:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524642

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the operational readiness of the Student Loans Company to administer postgraduate loan applications between June and October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	40420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company will open for applications for the new master’s loan for postgraduate study from the end of June 2016 and the Department has been working closely with the company to ensure its systems and operational staff are ready to manage the loan’s administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/06/2016 08:25:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

524643

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether a dedicated hotline for postgraduate loan applicants will be established by the Student Loans Company.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	40421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>There is a dedicated enquiry line for applicants for the new master’s loan for postgraduate study. The number is 0300 100 0031 and the line is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/06/2016 08:28:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

524644

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the expected take-up of postgraduate loans by (a) UK and (b) EU students in (i) 2017-18 and (ii) 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	40422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s current central estimate is that around 60,000 students will take out the new postgraduate master’s loan in Academic Year 2016/17. We estimate that a similar number of students will take out the loan in each of the Academic Years 2017/18 and 2018/19. These estimates will be reviewed in light of the student applications received in the first year of the loan’s operation. The new master’s loan will be available to eligible students including those UK students ordinarily resident in England or EU nationals resident elsewhere in the EU who meet the loan’s eligibility criteria. As this is a new loan product this year, it is too early to give an accurate estimate of the domicile of borrowers in 2017/18 or 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/06/2016 08:33:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

524645

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the additional staffing and resources required by the Student Loans Company for administration and postgraduate loan applications from October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	40423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company will open applications for the new master’s loan for postgraduate study from the end of June 2016. Around 40 additional full-time equivalent staff will support the new loan product.</p><p> </p><p>The additional staff will be required to process the applications, administer the payment of student loans and deal with any enquiries from students in relation to the new product.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/06/2016 08:44:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

457911

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the Postgraduate Loans Scheme in 2016–17 and 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL6729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company has produced a suite of information and guidance materials for institutions and prospective students and this is available from SLC’s website, The Student Room and Gov.UK. Additionally, BIS and the SLC are working together with a number of organisations, including Universities UK, to ensure that information and guidance is also disseminated through their own channels. Plans for 2017-18 will be drawn up later this year once the loan has been launched</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/03/2016 16:26:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

457912

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is being spent on promoting the Postgraduate Loans Scheme in 2016–17 and 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL6730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department is working alongside its delivery partner The Student Loans Company and stakeholders such as Universities UK and Prospects to ensure the correct information and guidance is readily available. The Student Loans Company produces information and guidance materials for institutions and prospective students and expenditure for the financial year 2016-17 is expected to be in the region of £57,000. Budget for 2017-18 has not yet been allocated.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/03/2016 16:24:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

432606

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his proposal in the Autumn Statement of 2014 to offer a student loan provision for postgraduate masters degrees.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	18006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury meet regularly to discuss policy.</p><p>The Government announced its proposals for a Master’s Loan at Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015. Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/12/2015 15:39:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

431572

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timescale is for the availability of postgraduate masters degree loans as announced in the Autumn Statement 2014; and whether he plans to extend the loans policy to postgraduate research masters and doctoral research.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	17290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing its support for postgraduate study and wants more people to have the opportunity to build on their academic success through access to a higher level qualification. The Government has now announced that a Master’s loan will be available to individuals up to age 60 from 2016/17. It also set out details of the next steps to provide more support for Doctoral study.</p><p>Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:08:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden