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Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Education and Employment Committee
Notes
Received 15.12.00
Date
12 December 2000
Reference
HC 34 2000/01
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received from organisations in (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland concerning proposals by the Quality Assurance Agency for higher education on the nomenclature of higher education qualifications; and if he will make a statement. -...

Asked by
Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2000
Reference
356 c834W; 138352
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students were studying for engineering degrees in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000; and what proportion this represents of those studying for degrees in each year. - Inc ref to information in table.

Asked by
Mark Todd (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2000
Reference
356 c831W; 138306
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what proportion of university courses have changed from three years to four years in each of the past five years. - Including table and fact that the information is not held centrally.

Asked by
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 2000
Reference
356 c436W; 136262
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on his plans for foundation degrees.

Asked by
John Bercow (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2000
Reference
355 c484W; 134795
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on recent developments in the establishment of foundation degrees.

Asked by
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 October 2000
Reference
355 c193W; 134222
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students obtained a first degree at (a) universities established before 1992, (b) universities established under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, (c) colleges of higher education, (d) further education colleges and (e) otherwise, in the last three...

Asked by
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 October 2000
Reference
355 c191-2W; 134216
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes the position paper published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education on the National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and its stated objective of promoting public understanding of, and confidence in academic standards; congratulates the Agency on its...

Primary sponsor
Jackie Lawrence (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 July 2000
Reference
979; 979A1
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407-8
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What progress he has made on standardising the work of external examiners in the higher education sector. (Failed OPQ). - Inc ref to 342 c542W, 20 January 2000 and 344 c183W, 9 February 2000.

Asked by
Ian Gibson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c272W;353 c270W; 127952
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on his plans for foundation degrees. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Caroline Flint (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c272W;353 c270W; 127950
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on same.
Asked by
Keith Darvill (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on foundation degrees and provision of these degrees by further education colleges.
Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407-8
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on foundation degrees.
Asked by
Keith Darvill (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
6 July 2000
Reference
353 c407; 127923
House
House of Commons

That this House expresses concern at the process whereby, unlike at other universities in the UK, Bachelor of Arts graduates from Oxford and Cambridge can apply for the automatic granting of an MA degree; notes that this practice enables graduates from Oxford and Cambridge to claim an apparent advantage in...

Primary sponsor
Jackie Lawrence (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
6 June 2000
Reference
806; 806A2; 806A1
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to allow private companies to offer foundation degree courses; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Ian Pearson (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 April 2000
Reference
348 c47W; 117347
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the relationship between the proposed foundation degrees and the higher national diplomas. - (HOlding answer 16 March 2000).

Asked by
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 2000
Reference
115001; 346 c436W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Deposited papers
Date
23 February 2000
Reference
HINF 2000/328
House
House of Commons