House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Mar 2002 (pt 32)

Science/Engineering Students

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduate engineering students received sponsorship (a) in total, (b) per subject and (c) in relation to other disciplines, during the last academic year. [39708]

Margaret Hodge [holding answer 4 March 2002]: The available information, showing the number of full-time undergraduates whose tuition fees are paid by sponsors, is shown in the table. Contributions to tuition fees are income assessed. How much, if anything, a student pays depends on their income and that of their family.

Full-time undergraduates in the UK whose tuition fees are paid by sponsors⁽³⁶⁾ 2000–01

Subject Number As percentage of all students in the subject⁽³⁷⁾

Engineering and technology 490 0.8

Medicine and dentistry 102 0.1

Subjects allied to medicine 2,936 3.1

Biological sciences 96 0.2

Veterinary science 2 0.0

Agriculture and related subjects 21 0.2

Physical sciences 96 0.2

Mathematical sciences 17 0.1

Information technology 163 0.3

Architecture 92 0.5

Social studies 537 0.8

Law 530 1.8

Business/administration studies 452 0.5

Mass communication/documentation 20 0.1

Languages 42 0.1

Humanities 93 0.3

Creative arts 98 0.1

Education 244 0.6

Combined subjects 350 0.4

Total all subjects 6,381 0.7

Subject	Number	As percentage of all students in the subject⁽³⁷⁾
Engineering and technology	490	0.8
Medicine and dentistry	102	0.1
Subjects allied to medicine	2,936	3.1
Biological sciences	96	0.2
Veterinary science	2	0.0
Agriculture and related subjects	21	0.2
Physical sciences	96	0.2
Mathematical sciences	17	0.1
Information technology	163	0.3
Architecture	92	0.5
Social studies	537	0.8
Law	530	1.8
Business/administration studies	452	0.5
Mass communication/documentation	20	0.1
Languages	42	0.1
Humanities	93	0.3
Creative arts	98	0.1
Education	244	0.6
Combined subjects	350	0.4

Total all subjects	6,381	0.7

⁽³⁶⁾ Covers fees paid by the student's employer, UK industry/ commerce, and sponsorship by HM forces.

⁽³⁷⁾ Excluding students who did not provide details of the source of their tuition fees.

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The 1998–99 Student Income and Expenditure survey reported that an important source of income for part-time students was their employers. One in five gained help towards their study costs, which was worth £452 over the academic year for those who received such help.

Nursery Education

Mr. Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average cost of providing a full-time nursery education place is in (a) East Sussex and (b) England; and what the comparable figures were for 1997. [37910]

Margaret Hodge: The Department does not hold information on the cost of full-time nursery education places.

The Department provides funding to early education settings for the provision of free, part-time early education places for three-year-olds at the current annual rate of £1,188. However, in addition, funding may be made available by local authorities from their own resources and the cost of places for four-year-olds is met by local authorities, drawing on funds made available through the standard spending assessment. The annual grant rate in 1997 was £1,100.

Child Care

Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new child care places were created in Cambridgeshire during 2000–01; and what the targets were for Cambridgeshire for the creation of new child care places in 2000–01. [39903]

Margaret Hodge: Cambridgeshire created 2,208 new child care places in 2000–01. Cambridgeshire's target for new child care places in 2000–01 was 2,982.

University Lecturers (Incompetence)

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many university lecturers have been dismissed for incompetence in each year since 1990; what steps are being taken to improve the quality of undergraduate teaching; and if she will make a statement. [39947]

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Margaret Hodge: The employment of lecturers is a matter for individual universities and no statistics are collected centrally on the number of lecturers dismissed or the reasons given for dismissal.

We are continuing to work closely with the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Quality Assurance Agency to ensure that revised systems are put in place to monitor and improve teaching quality. We have also requested that HEFCE produces, by July 2002, a strategic plan for enhancing the quality of teaching.

Press and Public Relations

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many press releases were issued by her Department (a) between 1 May and 31 December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [40032]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The number of press releases issued for each year from 1997 are as follows:

Date/year Number

1 May 1997–31 December 1997 338

1998 598

1999 605

2000 538

2001 395

Date/year	Number
1 May 1997–31 December 1997	338
1998	598
1999	605
2000	538
2001	395

All press releases dating from 1998 can be accessed via the Department's website, www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/newslist. Press releases dating from 1995 can be accessed via the Central Office of Information (COI) website, www.coi.gov.uk.

Student Loans

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of students in each (a) LEA in England and (b) Government office region of England, were wholly or partially exempt from the payment of university tuition fees in academic year 2001–02. [40558]

Margaret Hodge: In England and Wales, under the student support scheme, students and their families only make a contribution towards their tuition fees if they can afford to do so. Students are assessed on family income.

Data on student support for 2001–02 are not yet available. The proportion of students in each LEA and Government office region of England in academic year 1999–2000, the latest year for which data are available, are shown in the following table.

Proportion of students in each education authority in England making contributions towards fees⁽³⁸⁾ Academic year 1999–2000

Number of students Percentage of students

contribution to fees contribution to fees:

Nil student/ parent/spouse⁽³⁹⁾ Part student/ parent/spouse Full student/ parent/spouse Nil student/ parent/spouse⁽³⁹⁾ Part student/ parent/spouse Full student/ parent/spouse

Corporation of London 17 5 12 50 15 35

Camden 1,035 115 447 65 7 28

Greenwich 991 248 414 60 15 25

Hackney 1,541 151 140 84 8 8

Hammersmith and Fulham 695 125 286 63 11 26

Islington 1,015 211 259 68 14 17

Kensington and Chelsea 832 129 100 78 12 9

Lambeth⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Lewisham⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Southwark 1,413 187 297 74 10 16

Tower Hamlets 1,365 68 73 91 5 5

Wandsworth 1,226 242 572 60 12 28

City of Westminster⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Barking and Dagenham 467 127 86 69 19 13

Barnet 1,647 621 1,482 44 17 40

Bexley 591 297 534 42 21 38

Brent 1,883 705 581 59 22 18

Bromley⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Croydon⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Ealing 1,730 679 971 51 20 29

Enfield 1,283 494 1,047 45 17 37

Haringey⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Harrow 1,169 694 1,181 38 23 39

Havering⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Hillingdon⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Hounslow 1,301 547 190 64 27 9

Kingston upon Thames⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Merton 724 284 647 44 17 39

Newham 423 62 23 83 12 5

Redbridge 1,222 507 905 46 19 34

Richmond-upon-Thames 1,187 386 210 67 22 12

Sutton 465 259 719 32 18 50

Waltham Forest⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Birmingham 4,768 1,425 1,537 62 18 20

Coventry 1,301 561 709 51 22 28

Dudley 917 597 701 41 27 32

Sandwell 993 453 347 55 25 19

Solihull 608 367 1,114 29 18 53

Walsall 927 445 496 50 24 27

Wolverhampton 1,243 462 556 55 20 25

Knowsley 601 188 158 63 20 17

Liverpool 2,317 695 572 65 19 16

St. Helens 647 422 524 41 26 33

Sefton 1,476 649 1,155 45 20 35

Wirral 1,339 750 1,175 41 23 36

Bolton⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Bury 868 371 635 46 20 34

Manchester 2,296 366 418 75 12 14

Oldham 930 315 447 55 19 26

Rochdale 970 367 702 48 18 34

Salford 542 232 369 47 20 32

Stockport⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Tameside 740 305 347 53 22 25

Trafford⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Wigan 1,048 643 733 43 27 30

Barnsley 637 294 227 55 25 20

Doncaster 856 421 615 45 22 33

Rotherham 753 433 469 45 26 28

Sheffield⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Bradford 2,334 738 1,082 56 18 26

Calderdale 841 328 556 49 19 32

Kirklees 1,660 634 1,093 49 19 32

Leeds⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Wakefield 784 436 694 41 23 36

Gateshead 783 319 385 53 21 26

Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,093 440 680 49 20 31

North Tyneside 758 382 631 43 22 36

South Tyneside 599 416 135 52 36 12

Sunderland 1,007 408 553 51 21 28

Isles of Scilly 8 5 8 38 24 38

Bath and North East Somerset 605 267 701 38 17 45

Bristol City 1,459 436 860 53 16 31

North Somerset 539 321 759 33 20 47

South Gloucestershire 609 375 867 33 20 47

Hartlepool 328 124 157 54 20 26

Middlesbrough 590 246 381 48 20 31

Redcar and Cleveland 449 221 332 45 22 33

Stockton-on-Tees 637 311 550 43 21 37

Kingston upon Hull (Hull City) 825 231 213 65 18 17

East Riding 1,206 640 1,143 40 21 38

North East Lincolnshire 576 274 352 48 23 29

North Lincolnshire 609 308 439 45 23 32

North Yorkshire 2,392 1,142 1,975 43 21 36

York City 551 311 587 38 21 41

Bedfordshire 1,119 672 1,705 32 19 49

Luton 856 311 375 56 20 24

Buckinghamshire⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Milton Keynes⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Derbyshire 2,245 1,274 2,139 40 23 38

City of Derby 999 405 562 51 21 29

Dorset⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Poole 458 235 411 41 21 37

Bournemouth 685 209 221 61 19 20

Durham 1,670 855 1,260 44 23 33

Darlington 419 283 171 48 32 20

East Sussex 1,356 684 1,465 39 20 42

Brighton and Hove 1,080 239 573 57 13 30

Hampshire 3,468 1,942 5,757 31 17 52

Portsmouth 754 224 309 59 17 24

Southampton 712 295 545 46 19 35

Leicestershire 1,778 1,220 2,260 34 23 43

Leicester City 1,649 604 374 63 23 14

Rutland 111 70 187 30 19 51

Staffordshire 2,595 1,644 2,531 38 24 37

Stoke-on-Trent 751 280 261 58 22 20

Wiltshire 1,631 282 2,082 41 7 52

Swindon 475 235 481 40 20 40

Bracknell Forest 203 135 460 25 17 58

Windsor and Maidenhead 311 191 842 23 14 63

West Berkshire 294 211 782 23 16 61

Reading 363 159 420 39 17 45

Slough 483 201 274 50 21 29

Wokingham 323 231 1,043 20 14 65

Cambridgeshire 1,544 882 2,496 31 18 51

Peterborough 564 276 475 43 21 36

Cheshire⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Halton 438 210 266 48 23 29

Warrington⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Devon 3,300 1,242 1,719 53 20 27

Plymouth 1,170 416 501 56 20 24

Torbay 612 220 234 57 21 22

Essex 3,041 1,608 4,650 33 17 50

Southend 488 193 421 44 18 38

Thurrock 235 136 205 41 24 36

Herefordshire 685 349 522 44 22 34

Worcestershire 1,794 1,101 2,172 35 22 43

Kent 4,163 2,196 3,821 41 22 38

Medway 637 439 585 38 26 35

Lancashire 5,189 2,119 3,527 48 20 33

Blackburn 832 195 254 65 15 20

Blackpool 578 214 178 60 22 18

Nottinghamshire 2,097 1,363 2,435 36 23 41

Nottingham *— *— *— *— *— *—

Shropshire 1,113 583 1,007 41 22 37

The Wrekin 548 231 398 47 20 34

Cornwall 2,615 991 956 57 22 21

Cumbria *— *— *— *— *— *—

Gloucestershire 3,275 519 1,492 62 10 28

Hertfordshire⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Isle of Wight 577 255 278 52 23 25

Lincolnshire 2,056 1,158 1,850 41 23 37

Norfolk 2,303 1,178 1,869 43 22 35

Northamptonshire 1,889 1,152 2,160 36 22 42

Northumberland 1,158 619 1,229 39 21 41

Oxfordshire 1,592 1,030 1,642 37 24 39

Somerset 1,719 1,077 1,561 39 25 36

Suffolk 2,081 1,204 2,011 39 23 38

Surrey 2,497 1,469 6,195 25 14 61

Warwickshire⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

West Sussex⁽⁴⁰⁾ *— *— *— *— *— *—

Regional Summary⁽⁴¹⁾

North East 9,491 4,624 6,464 46 22 31

North West 20,811 8,041 11,460 52 20 28

Yorkshire and Humberside 14,024 6,190 9,445 47 21 32

East Midlands 12,824 7,246 11,967 40 23 37

West Midlands 18,243 8,498 12,351 47 22 32

South West 19,160 6,830 12,853 49 18 33

East of England 12,231 6,460 14,207 37 20 43

London 24,222 7,143 11,176 57 17 26

South East 18,813 9,901 24,991 35 18 47

England⁽⁴²⁾ 216,107 96,140 166,681 45 20 35

	Number of students	Percentage of students
	contribution to fees	contribution to fees:
	Nil student/ parent/spouse⁽³⁹⁾	Part student/ parent/spouse	Full student/ parent/spouse	Nil student/ parent/spouse⁽³⁹⁾	Part student/ parent/spouse	Full student/ parent/spouse
Corporation of London	17	5	12	50	15	35
Camden	1,035	115	447	65	7	28
Greenwich	991	248	414	60	15	25
Hackney	1,541	151	140	84	8	8
Hammersmith and Fulham	695	125	286	63	11	26
Islington	1,015	211	259	68	14	17
Kensington and Chelsea	832	129	100	78	12	9
Lambeth⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Lewisham⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Southwark	1,413	187	297	74	10	16
Tower Hamlets	1,365	68	73	91	5	5
Wandsworth	1,226	242	572	60	12	28
City of Westminster⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Barking and Dagenham	467	127	86	69	19	13
Barnet	1,647	621	1,482	44	17	40
Bexley	591	297	534	42	21	38
Brent	1,883	705	581	59	22	18
Bromley⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Croydon⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Ealing	1,730	679	971	51	20	29
Enfield	1,283	494	1,047	45	17	37
Haringey⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Harrow	1,169	694	1,181	38	23	39
Havering⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Hillingdon⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Hounslow	1,301	547	190	64	27	9
Kingston upon Thames⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Merton	724	284	647	44	17	39
Newham	423	62	23	83	12	5
Redbridge	1,222	507	905	46	19	34
Richmond-upon-Thames	1,187	386	210	67	22	12
Sutton	465	259	719	32	18	50
Waltham Forest⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Birmingham	4,768	1,425	1,537	62	18	20
Coventry	1,301	561	709	51	22	28
Dudley	917	597	701	41	27	32
Sandwell	993	453	347	55	25	19
Solihull	608	367	1,114	29	18	53
Walsall	927	445	496	50	24	27
Wolverhampton	1,243	462	556	55	20	25
Knowsley	601	188	158	63	20	17
Liverpool	2,317	695	572	65	19	16
St. Helens	647	422	524	41	26	33
Sefton	1,476	649	1,155	45	20	35
Wirral	1,339	750	1,175	41	23	36
Bolton⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Bury	868	371	635	46	20	34
Manchester	2,296	366	418	75	12	14
Oldham	930	315	447	55	19	26
Rochdale	970	367	702	48	18	34
Salford	542	232	369	47	20	32
Stockport⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Tameside	740	305	347	53	22	25
Trafford⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Wigan	1,048	643	733	43	27	30
Barnsley	637	294	227	55	25	20
Doncaster	856	421	615	45	22	33
Rotherham	753	433	469	45	26	28
Sheffield⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Bradford	2,334	738	1,082	56	18	26
Calderdale	841	328	556	49	19	32
Kirklees	1,660	634	1,093	49	19	32
Leeds⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Wakefield	784	436	694	41	23	36
Gateshead	783	319	385	53	21	26
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	1,093	440	680	49	20	31
North Tyneside	758	382	631	43	22	36
South Tyneside	599	416	135	52	36	12
Sunderland	1,007	408	553	51	21	28
Isles of Scilly	8	5	8	38	24	38
Bath and North East Somerset	605	267	701	38	17	45
Bristol City	1,459	436	860	53	16	31
North Somerset	539	321	759	33	20	47
South Gloucestershire	609	375	867	33	20	47
Hartlepool	328	124	157	54	20	26
Middlesbrough	590	246	381	48	20	31
Redcar and Cleveland	449	221	332	45	22	33
Stockton-on-Tees	637	311	550	43	21	37
Kingston upon Hull (Hull City)	825	231	213	65	18	17
East Riding	1,206	640	1,143	40	21	38
North East Lincolnshire	576	274	352	48	23	29
North Lincolnshire	609	308	439	45	23	32
North Yorkshire	2,392	1,142	1,975	43	21	36
York City	551	311	587	38	21	41
Bedfordshire	1,119	672	1,705	32	19	49
Luton	856	311	375	56	20	24
Buckinghamshire⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Milton Keynes⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Derbyshire	2,245	1,274	2,139	40	23	38
City of Derby	999	405	562	51	21	29
Dorset⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Poole	458	235	411	41	21	37
Bournemouth	685	209	221	61	19	20
Durham	1,670	855	1,260	44	23	33
Darlington	419	283	171	48	32	20
East Sussex	1,356	684	1,465	39	20	42
Brighton and Hove	1,080	239	573	57	13	30
Hampshire	3,468	1,942	5,757	31	17	52
Portsmouth	754	224	309	59	17	24
Southampton	712	295	545	46	19	35
Leicestershire	1,778	1,220	2,260	34	23	43
Leicester City	1,649	604	374	63	23	14
Rutland	111	70	187	30	19	51
Staffordshire	2,595	1,644	2,531	38	24	37
Stoke-on-Trent	751	280	261	58	22	20
Wiltshire	1,631	282	2,082	41	7	52
Swindon	475	235	481	40	20	40
Bracknell Forest	203	135	460	25	17	58
Windsor and Maidenhead	311	191	842	23	14	63
West Berkshire	294	211	782	23	16	61
Reading	363	159	420	39	17	45
Slough	483	201	274	50	21	29
Wokingham	323	231	1,043	20	14	65
Cambridgeshire	1,544	882	2,496	31	18	51
Peterborough	564	276	475	43	21	36
Cheshire⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Halton	438	210	266	48	23	29
Warrington⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Devon	3,300	1,242	1,719	53	20	27
Plymouth	1,170	416	501	56	20	24
Torbay	612	220	234	57	21	22
Essex	3,041	1,608	4,650	33	17	50
Southend	488	193	421	44	18	38
Thurrock	235	136	205	41	24	36
Herefordshire	685	349	522	44	22	34
Worcestershire	1,794	1,101	2,172	35	22	43
Kent	4,163	2,196	3,821	41	22	38
Medway	637	439	585	38	26	35
Lancashire	5,189	2,119	3,527	48	20	33
Blackburn	832	195	254	65	15	20
Blackpool	578	214	178	60	22	18
Nottinghamshire	2,097	1,363	2,435	36	23	41
Nottingham	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Shropshire	1,113	583	1,007	41	22	37
The Wrekin	548	231	398	47	20	34
Cornwall	2,615	991	956	57	22	21
Cumbria	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Gloucestershire	3,275	519	1,492	62	10	28
Hertfordshire⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
Isle of Wight	577	255	278	52	23	25
Lincolnshire	2,056	1,158	1,850	41	23	37
Norfolk	2,303	1,178	1,869	43	22	35
Northamptonshire	1,889	1,152	2,160	36	22	42
Northumberland	1,158	619	1,229	39	21	41
Oxfordshire	1,592	1,030	1,642	37	24	39
Somerset	1,719	1,077	1,561	39	25	36
Suffolk	2,081	1,204	2,011	39	23	38
Surrey	2,497	1,469	6,195	25	14	61
Warwickshire⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—
West Sussex⁽⁴⁰⁾	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—	*—

	Regional Summary⁽⁴¹⁾
North East	9,491	4,624	6,464	46	22	31
North West	20,811	8,041	11,460	52	20	28
Yorkshire and Humberside	14,024	6,190	9,445	47	21	32
East Midlands	12,824	7,246	11,967	40	23	37
West Midlands	18,243	8,498	12,351	47	22	32
South West	19,160	6,830	12,853	49	18	33
East of England	12,231	6,460	14,207	37	20	43
London	24,222	7,143	11,176	57	17	26
South East	18,813	9,901	24,991	35	18	47
England⁽⁴²⁾	216,107	96,140	166,681	45	20	35

⁽³⁸⁾ Assessed by local education authorities to students normally domiciled in their area.

⁽³⁹⁾ Includes students on courses where the fees were not subject to income-assessment (e.g. PGCE courses; and some other ITT courses; and some courses at private colleges).

⁽⁴⁰⁾ Not all LEAs were able to provide full and accurate data in 1999–2000 on student support.

⁽⁴¹⁾ Care must be taken when comparing regional data as these are based on only those authorities able to provide full and accurate fees information and no allowance has been made for the missing authorities.

* Data not available

Source:

F503G Student Support Survey

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