Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 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 the milestones for assessing progress in widening participation referred to on page 19 of Widening Participation in Higher Education are which he intends to set out in guidance to the Office of Fair Access for it to apply to individual universities; and whether admissions from (a) type of schools and (b) family social class are to play a part in such milestones.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the milestones for assessing progress in widening participation referred to on page 19 of Widening Participation in Higher Education are which he intends to set out in guidance to the Office of Fair Access for it to apply to individual universities; and whether admissions from (a) type of schools and (b) family social class are to play a part in such milestones. [115686] Margaret Hodge: The milestones used in the access agreement will be determined by each institution and not by my RHF. It will be for each institution to decide on the milestones that are appropriate to its circumstances. As we have explained in `Widening Participation in Higher Education', no single indicator can give a rounded view of progress towards widening participation and the institution will be able to draw on a range of data.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 115686; 406 c219-20W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Access Admissions Higher education Schools Office for Fair Access Social class
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk