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For 13 years, Aberdeen has hosted a science festival called Techfest at the beginning of each September. The festival is aimed predominantly at schoolchildren, although events are also held for adults. May I invite my hon. Friend to come up next September to see what is happening in Aberdeen, the excitement on the children’s faces—boys and girls—and the way in which all businesses have been supportive of the festival and engaged with young people to get them interested in science in the first place?
For 13 years, Aberdeen has hosted a science festival called Techfest at the beginning of each September. The festival is aimed predominantly at schoolchildren, although events are also held for adults. May I invite my hon. Friend to come up next September to see what is happening in Aberdeen, the excitement on the children’s faces—boys and girls—and the way in which all businesses have been supportive of the festival and engaged with young people to get them interested in science in the first place?
Asked by
Anne Begg
(Labour)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 October 2006
I congratulate Aberdeen on its efforts. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that it is enormously important that children are enthused at an early age. Great work is going on in this area, and, subject to diary commitments, I would certainly love to look at the opportunity of going to Aberdeen next year.
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science; Aberdeen
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1013
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to the Minister for that comprehensive answer. She will have heard her right hon. Friend the Minister for Women say that she has frequent meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. She will also know that the Department of Trade and Industry is a sponsor of the ETB. Will she or her right hon. Friend be saying to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that funding continues to be needed in this valuable area to promote science, engineering and technology?
I am grateful to the Minister for that comprehensive answer. She will have heard her right hon. Friend the Minister for Women say that she has frequent meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. She will also know that the Department of Trade and Industry is a sponsor of the ETB. Will she or her right hon. Friend be saying to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that funding continues to be needed in this valuable area to promote science, engineering and technology?
Asked by
Michael Fabricant
(Conservative)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 October 2006
Of course. I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s role in the engineering board. It is important that we continue not only to get more women into the sector, but to get back into it some of the 70 per cent. of women who have qualifications in the area. The funding that has gone into the UK resource centre has been enormously important and we will of course continue to press for more.
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1012
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I congratulate Aberdeen on its efforts. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that it is enormously important that children are enthused at an early age. Great work is going on in this area, and, subject to diary commitments, I would certainly love to look at the opportunity of going to Aberdeen next year.
I congratulate Aberdeen on its efforts. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that it is enormously important that children are enthused at an early age. Great work is going on in this area, and, subject to diary commitments, I would certainly love to look at the opportunity of going to Aberdeen next year.
Answered by
Meg Munn
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Asked by
Anne Begg
(Labour)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Type
Oral answers to questions
For 13 years, Aberdeen has hosted a science festival called Techfest at the beginning of each September. The festival is aimed predominantly at schoolchildren, although events are also held for adults. May I invite my hon. Friend to come up next September to see what is happening in Aberdeen, the excitement on the children’s faces—boys and girls—and the way in which all businesses have been supportive of the festival and engaged with young people to get them interested in science in the first place?
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1013
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Of course. I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s role in the engineering board. It is important that we continue not only to get more women into the sector, but to get back into it some of the 70 per cent. of women who have qualifications in the area. The funding that has gone into the UK resource centre has been enormously important and we will of course continue to press for more.
Of course. I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s role in the engineering board. It is important that we continue not only to get more women into the sector, but to get back into it some of the 70 per cent. of women who have qualifications in the area. The funding that has gone into the UK resource centre has been enormously important and we will of course continue to press for more.
Answered by
Meg Munn
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Asked by
Michael Fabricant
(Conservative)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Type
Oral answers to questions
I am grateful to the Minister for that comprehensive answer. She will have heard her right hon. Friend the Minister for Women say that she has frequent meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. She will also know that the Department of Trade and Industry is a sponsor of the ETB. Will she or her right hon. Friend be saying to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that funding continues to be needed in this valuable area to promote science, engineering and technology?
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1012
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The promotion of science, engineering and technology comes under the Office of Science and Innovation. The Minister for Science and Innovation meets regularly with the chair of the ETB. I am pleased to report that the board and the UK resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology are developing a memorandum of understanding to promote the role of women in science, engineering and technology. I met Annette Williams, the director of the UK resource centre, this week to discuss progress.
The promotion of science, engineering and technology comes under the Office of Science and Innovation. The Minister for Science and Innovation meets regularly with the chair of the ETB. I am pleased to report that the board and the UK resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology are developing a memorandum of understanding to promote the role of women in science, engineering and technology. I met Annette Williams, the director of the UK resource centre, this week to discuss progress.
Answered by
Meg Munn
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Asked by
Michael Fabricant
(Conservative)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Type
Oral answers to questions
When she next plans to meet the Engineering and Technology Board to discuss the promotion of science, engineering and technology as a career choice for women.
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1012
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
When she next plans to meet the Engineering and Technology Board to discuss the promotion of science, engineering and technology as a career choice for women.
When she next plans to meet the Engineering and Technology Board to discuss the promotion of science, engineering and technology as a career choice for women.
Asked by
Michael Fabricant
(Conservative)
Answered by
Meg Munn
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Minister for Women
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 October 2006
For answer on
19 October 2006
Answered on
19 October 2006
The promotion of science, engineering and technology comes under the Office of Science and Innovation. The Minister for Science and Innovation meets regularly with the chair of the ETB. I am pleased to report that the board and the UK resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology are developing a memorandum of understanding to promote the role of women in science, engineering and technology. I met Annette Williams, the director of the UK resource centre, this week to discuss progress.
Subjects
Women; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
19 October 2006
Reference
450 c1012; 95021
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Given that the Prime Minister said recently that we are going to have a new generation of nuclear power plants, what are we doing to ensure that we have adequate science graduates to meet the needs of the nuclear industry in the future?
Given that the Prime Minister said recently that we are going to have a new generation of nuclear power plants, what are we doing to ensure that we have adequate science graduates to meet the needs of the nuclear industry in the future?
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 October 2006
Some 135,000 students are studying engineering and technology overall, although I do not have the figures for the nuclear industry in particular. However, that represents a good supply of engineers. If the Government were to decide to go ahead with new nuclear power stations—that will obviously be a matter for debate in the House—we would keep the need for additional engineers under review. I might add that Cogent, which is the sector skills council for the nuclear industry, has applied to establish a national skills academy. We will consider that over the next few weeks as a mechanism to ensure that there is an adequate supply of engineers for the industry.
Subjects
Higher education; Engineering; Science; Student numbers
Date
12 October 2006
Reference
450 c428
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Laid on
19 July 2006
Subjects
Finance; Engineering; Technology; Research; Science; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; Physics; Research councils
Commons Library location
CS 287
Date
19 July 2006
Reference
HC 1214 2005-06
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to encourage women to enrol on national engineering programmes at university.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to encourage women to enrol on national engineering programmes at university.
Asked by
Claire Curtis-Thomas
(Labour)
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 July 2006
For answer on
10 July 2006
Answered on
11 July 2006
The Government are committed to increasing the number of young people taking science and maths at advanced level and progressing to study science and engineering at university and beyond. ‘The Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Next Steps’ published in March 2006, sets out a range of measures to support this. We have invested just over £7 million in the UK resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology (SET) which aims to increase the participation of women in SET subjects and funds a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women on undergraduate engineering programmes.
Subjects
Education; Engineering
Date
11 July 2006
Reference
448 c1711-2W; 84170
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of women studying engineering at university level in each of the last 10 years; what employment opportunities in engineering were available on completion of their course; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of women studying engineering at university level in each of the last 10 years; what employment opportunities in engineering were available on completion of their course; and if he will make a...
Asked by
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 June 2006
For answer on
3 July 2006
Answered on
11 July 2006
I have been asked to reply.The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) report the number of women studying engineering at university level over the past 10 years in England as follows:
This represents a small increase, from 10.6 per cent. in 1994/95 to 11.8 per cent. in 2004/05, in the proportion of women studying engineering subjects.With respect to employment opportunities in engineering the Destinations of Leavers data collected by HESA over the period 1994/95—2003/04, shows that:"12.1 per cent. of female graduates in engineering entered ““work only””;""15.8 per cent. went into a ““combination of work and further study””; and""14.5 per cent. went into ““further study only””."The key initiative of the Government's strategy on women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) is the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (UKRC), funded through the Office of Science and Innovation (OSI) with £6.7 million from the science budget plus £325,000 for a dedicated undergraduate package from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).The Centre carries out a co-ordinated strategy, including:"championing best practice;""a recognition scheme for good SET employers;""raising the profile of women in SET;""support for women undergraduates (DfES have committed £315,000 to this project);""supporting SET returners;""setting up the GetSET database (this holds contact details for women who have agreed to promote SET topics and the role of women in SET);""co-ordinating the work of the women in SET organisations;""and pump-priming for innovative initiatives e.g. mentoring and networking."There are also examples of positive action by employers. Where Women Want to Work.com website scrutinises the gender policies of companies against a set of attributes one of which is innovative recruitment. Some examples are:"Accenture ensures women are represented at all the graduate recruitment events and at interviews and they try and allocate female buddies at those reaching second round interviews for guidance to ensure the process is as supportive as possible;""BP run gender and diversity workshops for interviewers and assessors involved in university and other recruitment;""Shell advertise in Cosmopolitan magazine to broaden their market reach and invited university careers advisors and female students to a women's network conference and in 2005 held Working Women's Roadshows at four UK universities."
| Number of women | |
| 1994/05 | 8,265 |
| 1995/06 | 8,385 |
| 1996/07 | 7,586 |
| 1997/08 | 7,435 |
| 1998/99 | 7,500 |
| 1999/2000 | 7,530 |
| 2000/01 | 7,895 |
| 2001/02 | 7,810 |
| 2002/03 | 7,352 |
| 2003/04 | 7,910 |
| 2004/05 | 7,325 |
Subjects
Education; Engineering
Date
11 July 2006
Reference
82351; 448 c1710-1W
House
House of Commons
I declare a registered interest. If the decision taken in due course is to replace some of our nuclear power stations as well to expand alternative technologies, we will clearly need expertise to take forward these complex sites. What reassurances has my right hon. Friend received from his colleagues in the Department for Education and Skills that efforts are being made now to develop such skills, particularly across the engineering disciplines, that will be vital?
I declare a registered interest. If the decision taken in due course is to replace some of our nuclear power stations as well to expand alternative technologies, we will clearly need expertise to take forward these complex sites. What reassurances has my right hon. Friend received from his colleagues in the Department for Education and Skills that efforts are being made now to develop such skills, particularly across the engineering disciplines, that will be vital?
Asked by
Alison Seabeck
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 July 2006
I agree with my hon. Friend. Right across the whole energy sector, there is a continuing need to make sure that we have people with the necessary skills and expertise. That does not apply just to nuclear. It applies to the oil and gas industry, for example, and to renewables—where, incidentally, we have an opportunity to show a lead, particularly in the development of wave and marine generation, which is underdeveloped so far. My hon. Friend is right: it is important that we build and maintain our expertise in that regard.
Subjects
Engineering; Nuclear power stations; Skilled workers; Energy; Nuclear power
Date
6 July 2006
Reference
448 c963-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Tables showing government expenditure on research and development by a) department for each year from 1994-5 to 2003-04 and b) by primary purpose and department for 2003-04.
Tables showing government expenditure on research and development by a) department for each year from 1994-5 to 2003-04 and b) by primary purpose and department for 2003-04.
Deposited by
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committed on
5 July 2006
Received on
24 August 2006
Subjects
Expenditure; Government departments; Industry; Engineering; Public expenditure; Statistics; Technology; Research; Science
Lords Library location
HINF 2006/1587
Date
5 July 2006
Reference
HINF 2006/1587
House
House of Commons
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on engineering training
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on engineering training
Lead member
Ashok Kumar
Answering member
Bill Rammell
Department
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Education; Engineering; Qualifications; Universities; Teachers; Training; Research; STEM subjects
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
448 c227-34WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
I am pleased to have this opportunity to respond to the debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland (Dr. Kumar) on securing it and raising this important subject. It is the second time in a week that he has raised these issues with...
I am pleased to have this opportunity to respond to the debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland (Dr. Kumar) on securing it and raising this important subject. It is the second time in a week that he has raised these issues with...
Member
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Education; Engineering; Qualifications; Universities; Teachers; Training; Research; STEM subjects
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
448 c231-4WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
I thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this debate. Engineering is a subject that is close to my heart for one simple reason. Before I came to the House I was a practising engineer, and since then I have worked closely with the professional engineering bodies, as well as my...
I thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this debate. Engineering is a subject that is close to my heart for one simple reason. Before I came to the House I was a practising engineer, and since then I have worked closely with the professional engineering bodies, as well as my...
Member
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Education; Engineering; Qualifications; Universities; Teachers; Training; Research; STEM subjects
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
448 c227-31WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Has he seen the report that the Royal Academy recently published, called ““Educating Engineers for the 21st Century: the Industry View””? It concluded that university undergraduate engineering education needs to be completely overhauled. The academy has also asked for stronger collaboration between industry and universities as well as schools so that we can have engineers in the 21st century. I ask my hon. Friend to take those recommendations seriously and implement many of the ideas in the report.
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Has he seen the report that the Royal Academy recently published, called ““Educating Engineers for the 21st Century: the Industry View””? It concluded that university undergraduate engineering education needs to be completely overhauled. The academy has also asked for stronger collaboration between industry and universities as well as schools so that we can have engineers in the 21st century. I ask my hon. Friend to take those recommendations seriously and implement many of the ideas in the report.
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 June 2006
I thank my hon. Friend for his detailed interest in these issues. The report is interesting; we are already responding to a number of the issues raised in the research and I know that the academy welcomes many of the steps we are taking. Links and collaboration between the education system and companies are important to ensure that the needs of industry are understood and reflected in the curriculum. In particular, the establishment of the sector skills councils, the move on specialised diplomas and the establishment of foundation degrees are helping us to change the situation.
Subjects
Engineering; Universities; Students; Student numbers
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c368
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend is correct. The specialist schools programme has helped us to take the agenda forward. In addition, our commitment by 2008 to ensure that all pupils achieving at least level 6 and over at key stage 3 will be entitled to study three separate science GCSEs, if necessary through collaboration, is an important step forward.
My hon. Friend is correct. The specialist schools programme has helped us to take the agenda forward. In addition, our commitment by 2008 to ensure that all pupils achieving at least level 6 and over at key stage 3 will be entitled to study three separate science GCSEs, if necessary through collaboration, is an important step forward.
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Asked by
Jeff Ennis
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does my hon. Friend agree that the opportunity for schools, such as Ridgewood school in Scawsby, Doncaster, in my constituency, to apply for specialist engineering status will have a positive impact on the number of students who will study engineering at university in future?
Subjects
Engineering; Universities; Students; Student numbers
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c369
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for his detailed interest in these issues. The report is interesting; we are already responding to a number of the issues raised in the research and I know that the academy welcomes many of the steps we are taking. Links and collaboration between the education system and companies are important to ensure that the needs of industry are understood and reflected in the curriculum. In particular, the establishment of the sector skills councils, the move on specialised diplomas and the establishment of foundation degrees are helping us to change the situation.
I thank my hon. Friend for his detailed interest in these issues. The report is interesting; we are already responding to a number of the issues raised in the research and I know that the academy welcomes many of the steps we are taking. Links and collaboration between the education system and companies are important to ensure that the needs of industry are understood and reflected in the curriculum. In particular, the establishment of the sector skills councils, the move on specialised diplomas and the establishment of foundation degrees are helping us to change the situation.
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Has he seen the report that the Royal Academy recently published, called ““Educating Engineers for the 21st Century: the Industry View””? It concluded that university undergraduate engineering education needs to be completely overhauled. The academy has also asked for stronger collaboration between industry and universities as well as schools so that we can have engineers in the 21st century. I ask my hon. Friend to take those recommendations seriously and implement many of the ideas in the report.
Subjects
Engineering; Universities; Students; Student numbers
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c368
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
However the hon. Gentleman plays with the figures, it is a fact that since 2002-03 there has been a 6 per cent. increase in the number of students of engineering. That increase is on the record and it is important. Undoubtedly, we need to stimulate greater interest and demand at school in the stem subjects. A range of initiatives is in place to achieve that, and there is some evidence of improvement. However, we also have to enthuse young people about the importance of science, and some of the changes that we are developing in the curriculum to get young people to look at the processes of science rather than just learning by rote will be important. We need to get some practical issues across, too, such as the fact that in terms of the graduate earnings premium a person with a stem degree will earn a third more than someone with a non-stem degree. If we start getting those facts across to young people, I think we shall be able to shift the trend.
However the hon. Gentleman plays with the figures, it is a fact that since 2002-03 there has been a 6 per cent. increase in the number of students of engineering. That increase is on the record and it is important. Undoubtedly, we need to stimulate greater interest and demand at school in the stem subjects. A range of initiatives is in place to achieve that, and there is some evidence of improvement. However, we also have to enthuse young people about the importance of science, and some of the changes that we are developing in the curriculum to get young people to look at the processes of science rather than just learning by rote will be important. We need to get some practical issues across, too, such as the fact that in terms of the graduate earnings premium a person with a stem degree will earn a third more than someone with a non-stem degree. If we start getting those facts across to young people, I think we shall be able to shift the trend.
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Asked by
Nick Gibb
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
But of course the number of first degrees in engineering has fallen from 21,000 in 1996-97 to only 19,500 last year. The Minister will be aware of his Department’s report, ““An Assessment of Skill Needs in Engineering””, which concluded that one of the main reasons for that reduction is the limited number studying maths and science subjects at school, where there has been a drop in entries for A-level maths, for example, from 56,000 in 1997 to just 46,000 last year. What steps are the Government taking to boost the uptake of maths and science at A-level? Will they allow the state sector to opt for the IGCSE in maths and the three sciences, which many schools in the independent sector are adopting because of their dissatisfaction with the new curriculum?
Subjects
Engineering; Universities; Students; Student numbers
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c368
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
In the 1990s, the total number of engineering students in our universities was falling. Since 2002-03, there has been a 6 per cent. increase. We are committed to continuing that trend. Our 10-year science and innovation investment framework sets out our strategy to develop a strong supply of engineers, scientists, and technologists.
In the 1990s, the total number of engineering students in our universities was falling. Since 2002-03, there has been a 6 per cent. increase. We are committed to continuing that trend. Our 10-year science and innovation investment framework sets out our strategy to develop a strong supply of engineers, scientists, and technologists.
Answered by
Bill Rammell
(Labour)
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment he has made of changes in the number of students studying engineering at university in the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Subjects
Engineering; Universities; Students; Student numbers
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
448 c367-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons