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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many full-time higher education students were enrolled at universities and colleges in England in each of the last 10 years. - Inc figures and tables.

Asked by

Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 December 2004

For answer on

21 December 2004

Answered on

21 December 2004

Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time higher education students were enrolled at universities and colleges in England in each of the past 10 years. [205893] Dr. Howells: The available information is given in the table. Full-time enrolments at English institutions, 1993-94 to 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Academic year Postgraduates Undergraduates Total HE 1993/94 93,035 755,750 848,785 1994/95 106,205 798,075 904,285 1995/96 111,060 834,905 945,965 1996/97 116,065 852,905 968,970 1997/98 118,015 876,600 994,615 1998/99 121,500 881,990 1,003,490 1999/00 125,815 877,470 1,003,280 2000/01 133,020 880,955 1,013,980 2001/02 143,130 900,265 1,043,395 2002/03 159,995 930,735 1,090,730 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and as at the 1 November for FESR institutions. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency, Universities Statistical Record and the Further Education Statistical Record (FESR).

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

205893; 428 c1719W;428 c1717W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her latest estimate is of the number of universities expected to charge the maximum £3,000 fee in 2006; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

205703; 428 c1720W;428 c1718W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the expected future income stream to the Treasury from university tuition and top-up fees is in each of the next 15 years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

204781; 428 c1712W;428 c1710W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the Government's actual expenditure on the interest subsidy on student loans was in the academic years (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 December 2004

For answer on

21 December 2004

Answered on

21 December 2004

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Government's actual expenditure on the interest subsidy on student loans was in the academic years (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05. [204931] Dr. Howells: The Secretary of State for Education and Skills only has responsibility for student loans paid to higher education students domiciled in England and Wales and this answer provides data relating to those students. The following table provides the expected future interest subsidy over the loan's life for each year's loan issues. This represents the anticipated whole resource cost of the loans advanced during the year in question. The table also gives the actual amount by which the Government subsidised the interest charged on student loans annually. This represents the resource consumed in the financial year in question of subsidising the whole outstanding loan book. Calculations are based on financial rather than academic years: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Future interest subsidy charge Annual interest subsidy 2001-02 773 376 2002-03 959 544 2003-04 600 427 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: DfES Resource Accounts The Government's cost of capital rate changed from 6 per cent. to 3.5 per cent. on 1 April 2003, therefore, the earlier years are not comparable with later years. Actual figures for 2004-05 are not yet available.

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

204931; 428 c1712W;428 c1710W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what her latest estimates are of the numbers of students expected to take out fee loans in 2006 for the (a) standard fee and (b) variable element of the fee; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

205825; 428 c1370W;428 c1369W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, of each £1 the Government lends in student loans, what percentage is (a) repaid and (b) not repaid; and of (b), what percentage is not repaid due to the interest subsidy on student loans. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

204929; 428 c1294W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the projected expenditure is of the Student Loans Company on (a) income-contingent loans, (b) hardship loans and (c) mortgage loans for the academic years (i) 2001-02, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2003-04 and (iv) 2004-05. - Inc table.

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

204930; 428 c1294W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision on the Government's 10-Year Investment Framework for Science and Innovation; if she will make a statement on the proposed closure...

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 December 2004

For answer on

14 December 2004

Answered on

14 December 2004

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the Treasury about the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision; [202636] (2) when the governing body of the university of Exeter informed her Department about the proposed closure of its undergraduate chemistry provision; [202898] (3) when her Department was informed about the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision; [202896] (4) what representations she has had from (a) the Royal Society of Chemistry, (b) the South West Regional Development Agency, (c) companies operating in the South West and (d) others concerning the proposed closure of undergraduate chemistry provision at Exeter university; and if she will make a statement; [202630] (5) what discussions she has had with the Higher Education Funding Council about the proposed closure of undergraduate chemistry provision at Exeter university; [202635] (6) if she will make a statement on the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision. [202638] Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision on the Government's 10-year Investment Framework for Science and Innovation; [202640] (2) if she will make a statement on the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision; [202639] (3) what discussions she has had with the Higher Education Funding Council about the proposed closure of undergraduate chemistry provision at Exeter university; [202642] (4) what representations she has had from (a) the Royal Society of Chemistry, (b) the South West Regional Development Agency, (c) companies operating in the south west and (d) others concerning the proposed closure of undergraduate chemistry provision at Exeter university; and if she will make a statement; [202643] (5) what action she proposes to take to prevent the closure of further undergraduate chemistry provision in universities; [202692] (6) whether her Department has received reports of other university chemistry departments experiencing financial difficulty; [202693] (7) if she will hold discussions with her ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education and Skills to seek to prevent the proposed closure by Exeter university of its undergraduate chemistry provision. [202696] Ms Hewitt: Officials in the Department were informed of the proposed closure of Exeter's undergraduate chemistry provision in early November by officials at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). DfES was advised informally by the Vice- Chancellor of the proposed closure in early November, prior to the formal announcement on 22 November. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, has discussed this issue with both the Higher Education Minister at the Department for Education and Skills and the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Both my noble Friend and I have received representations from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Lord Sainsbury met with the Royal Society of Chemistry on 8 December. A small number of letters from other HE institutions, students, staff, and individuals have also been received. There have been no representations from either business or the South West Regional Development Agency. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are autonomous organisations and as such are responsible for their own academic direction and strategic use of funds. The decision to close undergraduate chemistry provision is therefore a matter for Exeter university alone. I understand that Exeter university is working very closely with students to ensure that all their individual needs are met. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will continue to monitor the situation closely. The Department has not received any reports of other university chemistry departments that may be experiencing financial difficulty. The quality of chemistry research in English universities has increased significantly. 50 per cent. of departments were rated 5 or 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) compared with only 20 per cent. in 1996. However, recognising concerns about future capacity to teach certain key disciplines, on 1 December the Secretary of State for the Department for Education and Skills wrote to HEFCE requesting advice on higher education subjects or courses of national strategic importance, including chemistry, where intervention might be appropriate to strengthen or secure them. HEFCE will be entering into a strategic dialogue with universities, colleges, employers and other partners to consider this matter. Science and innovation is one of my Department's key priorities: we will therefore continue to work closely with DfES, the Funding Councils and others to provide a robust, world-class research base, and delivering the Government's vision for science and innovation set out in the Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014. Our Departments and the Higher Education Funding Council for England will continue to work closely together on this issue.

Date

14 December 2004

Reference

428 c1053-4W; 202640;202639;202642;202643;202692;202693;202696

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the Treasury about the proposed closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision; when the governing body of the University of Exeter informed her Department about the proposed closure of...

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 December 2004

For answer on

14 December 2004

Answered on

14 December 2004

Date

14 December 2004

Reference

428 c1053-4W;428 c1053-5W; 202636;202898;202896;202630;202635;202638

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to publish a report on the results of his investment of £27 million in volunteering by students announced in 2000; what projects have been undertaken as a result of the £27 million investment for volunteering by students...

Asked by

Tim Loughton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 2004

Reference

428 c1038-9W;428 c1039W; 203200;203201

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to consult local communities affected by the concentration of high student numbers in his study into managing good practice in the provision of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement; what groups he has invited to participate in...

Asked by

Andy Reed (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 December 2004

For answer on

13 December 2004

Answered on

13 December 2004

Mr. Reed: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what plans he has to consult local communities affected by the concentration of high student numbers in his study into managing good practice in the provision of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement; [203404] (2) what groups he has invited to participate in the study of managing housing good practice in the provision of student accommodation in areas of high concentration of students; [203405] (3) when he proposes to establish the study funded by his Department into best practice on dealing with the problems associated with areas of high student numbers in accommodation. [204023] Keith Hill: A joint project has been set in hand by Universities UK (UK) and the Local Government Association (LGA) with funding from the Department for Education and Skills. This follows concern over the impact on local communities of an expanding student population. The project is due to result in a publication in spring 2005, and will be divided into two parts, the first looking at the reasons, scale, nature and context of some of the problems associated with large numbers of students in the community. The second part will focus on good practice and will give examples of effective co-operation between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and local authorities and other partnerships in the community. As part of this project, researchers will survey universities in the UK and use the responses as the basis for further inquiries, in the form of interviews, which will involve a wide selection of stakeholders, including community interests.

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

428 c939-40W; 203404;203405;204023

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with Exeter University about the closure of the university's chemistry school; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure (a) on students studying chemistry at the university and (b) on the...

Asked by

Peter Luff (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

201993; 428 c832-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when and by whom his Department was informed of the proposed closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision; when the Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter informed his Department of the proposed closure by Exeter University of...

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

428 c833W; 202616;202625

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter informed his Department of the proposed closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision; when and by whom his Department was informed of the proposed closure by Exeter University of...

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

428 c833W; 202644;202648

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision on the Government's 10-Year Investment Framework for Science and Innovation.

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

202694; 428 c833W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of closure by Exeter University of its undergraduate chemistry provision on the Government's 10-Year Investment Framework for Science and Innovation; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

202899; 428 c833W

House

House of Commons

STUDENT BURSARIES FOR TRAINEE MIDWIVES

That this House recognises the vital role that midwives play in the NHS; notes that many student midwives face financial problems during their training and that according to the Royal College of Midwives poll, around a fifth of midwives fail to complete their studies due to financial hardship, and therefore...

Primary sponsor

Chris McCafferty (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

373

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on student loans for students who are on NHS-funded courses.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 December 2004

Reference

202568; 428 c778-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many extra 16-18 year olds he expects to stay in education in Hendon as a result of the education maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 December 2004

Reference

203596; 428 c769W;428 c768-9W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 04/2042

Deposited by

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Deposited papers

Date

9 December 2004

Reference

Dep 04/2042

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

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