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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 6 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 July 2012. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Friday, 13 July 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Students: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the estimated level was of Higher Education Funding Council for England funding for part-time higher education students up to undergraduate level aged (a) 18 to 29 years and (b) 30 years and over in the latest period for which figures are available.

[116458]

Answer

The 2010/11 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding breakdown for part-time undergraduate students is as follows:

HEFCE funding for part-time undergraduate students by age 2010/11
Aged under 301
 Aged 30 and over1
Amount paid (£ million)
 Percentage of total
 Amount paid (£ million)
 Percentage of total
HEFCE Funding
 287
 52
 313
 48
1 Age refers to age at the start of the academic year.
Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

The breakdown of HEFCE funding was estimated based on the age distribution of HEFCE fundable part-time undergraduate students in higher education

in the academic year 2010/11 applied to the total recurrent funding attributable to part-time students. The estimates exclude capital allocations and a small amount of recurrent expenditure that is not directly attributable to part-time student numbers, for example the Clinical Consultants' Pay supplement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116458; 548 cc404-5W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Finance Higher education Part-time education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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