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Proceeding contribution from Lord Willetts (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 March 2010. It occurred during Opposition day on Higher Education.

Higher Education

As the Minister is concerned about accuracy and inaccuracy, will he confirm that when we look at the participation rates in higher education—the Government have typically redefined this on several occasions, making it very hard to track consistently—it looks as if in 2003-04, 43 per cent. of young people went to university and in 2007-08, 43 per cent. of young people went to university? Will the Minister explain why the fact that the figure remained at 43 per cent. over a five-year period constitutes progress?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
507 c805 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Applications Apprentices Finance Higher education Qualifications Loans Standards Universities Training Students
Link
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