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University for Industry
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment from which budget head within his Department he plans to allocate future resources for the University for Industry. [61809]
Mr. Mudie: Funding for the University for Industry will be allocated from the overall Department for Education and Employment resources agreed in the Comprehensive Spending Review. Expenditure will be from a specific University for Industry subhead.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposed expenditure for the University for Industry he expects to be included within the £40 million allocated within the Comprehensive Spending Review for start-up costs. [61807]
Mr. Mudie: The precise way in which the £40 million budget will be spent in 1999-2000 will be determined after Ministers have considered the University for Industry's Corporate Plan which we expect to receive shortly. I would expect, however, that expenditure will cover a range of areas necessary to ensure that the University for Industry gets off to the best possible start. These are likely to include the development of innovative learning materials and the establishment of a network of learning centres to link communities to University for Industry opportunities.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will place a copy of the business plan for the University for Industry in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [61825]
Mr. Mudie: The University for Industry Transition Board will submit a three-year Corporate Plan to Ministers shortly. It will contain commercially sensitive material and is not intended for publication. However, I expect the University for Industry to make a range of information publicly available in the New Year. This may include publishing an abbreviated version of the Corporate Plan.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what additional resources he expects to allocate to the University for Industry in each of the years 2000-01 and 2001-02; and if these resources will be allocated from the Comprehensive Spending Review total for education. [61808]
Mr. Mudie:
The Department plans to announce decisions on funding beyond 1999-2000 in the Departmental Report which is due to be published in the spring. Any such resources will be allocated from the
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Comprehensive Spending Review total for the Department for Education and Employment. Expenditure will be from a specific University for Industry subhead.
Mr. Willis:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the current age limit is for students to have access to student loans; and what plans he has to increase the age limit during the next three years. [61821]
Mr. Mudie:
For the 1998-99 academic year, a student must be aged under 50 at the start of his or her course in order to be eligible for a student loan.
As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment announced on 8 June this year, we plan to extend eligibility for loans to those students aged 50 to 54 at the start of their courses who plan to return to employment.
This extension will take effect from the 1999-2000 academic year. It will apply to students starting courses in 1999-2000. It will also apply to students who started courses in 1998-99, except those (such as gap year students) who are entitled to continue receiving maintenance grants and loans under the previous arrangements.
We are currently considering the arrangements in more detail and will provide full information for students early in 1999.
Mr. Willis:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the expected total income is from tuition fees from all undergraduates entering higher education institutions in 1998-99; what the level is of additional funding provided by his Department for higher education institutions in 1998-99; what the level of funding is per undergraduate student in 1998-99 as a result of the introduction of tuition fees and additional funding from his Department; and what the level of funding was per undergraduate student in each of the previous five years. [61813]
Mr. Mudie:
Universities and colleges are expected to receive £130 million through tuition fee contributions from new full-time undergraduates in 1998-99. The funding package for 1998-99 allowed an extra £165 million to be spent on higher education, of which £129 million was for institutions, broadly equivalent to the extra fee income, and £36 million was for measures to widen access.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Financial Year(12) | Unit funding(13)(cash) |
| 1993-94 | 5,015 |
| 1994-95 | 4,973 |
| 1995-96 | 4,930 |
| 1996-97 | 4,789 |
| 1997-98 | 4,785 |
| 1998-99 | 4,923 |
(12) In order to provide a consistent series over the period, the figures have been adjusted to take account of transfer of dual support research funds to the Office of Science and Technology in 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96 and the mainstreaming of continuing education students in 1995-96.
(13) Publicly planned fund includes grants to the HE Funding Council for England and, from 1995, the Teacher Training Agency for both recurrent and capital purposes and full-time undergraduate tuition fees paid through Local Education Authorities. In 1998-99 they include students' estimated private contributions towards the new £1,000 flat rate fee.
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Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many non-UK EU students were expected to commence undergraduate studies at UK universities during the current academic year; and what was the estimated total amount of tuition fees to be collected from these students. [61812]
Mr. Mudie: Our forecasts have projected that around 15 thousand EU students will begin full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses in England and Wales in academic year 1998-99. The expected contribution from these students towards their tuition fees totals some £7 million.
Adult Education and Training
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what level of resources was allocated by each local education authority to non-statutory adult education and training services in each of the years 1992-93 to 1997-98. [61820]
Mr. Mudie: The following table sets out information on the net recurrent expenditure on education for adults reported by all local education authorities in England for the period 1992-93 to 1996-97. Figures for 1997-98 are not yet available. Some local authorities also support training for adults. Information about spending in this area is not held centrally.
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