Written question asked by Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2003. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans the Government has to identify and address the impact on the development of educational programmes in United Kingdom universities of the proposals emerging from the Bologna process and subsequent initiatives.

Answer: Ms Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans the Government has to identify and address the impact on the development of educational programmes in United Kingdom universities of the proposals emerging from the Bologna process and subsequent initiatives. [113864] Margaret Hodge:The UK higher education sector is taking forward work on elements of the Bologna process of European higher education reform, including credit transfer and progress files to ensure that qualifications are easily comparable. We continue to work closely with our UK higher education partners and the devolved administrations to assess the impact on UK higher education and to influence the debate on the way forward.

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