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Medical Students

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who took up

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medical degrees in (a) this academic year and (b) in each year since 1997 were from overseas, and what proportion this represents. [83278]

Margaret Hodge [holding answer 25 November 2002]: The latest information is shown in the table. Figures for autumn 2002 entry will be released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions (UCAS) service in January 2003.

Students entering first degree medical courses by domicile higher education institutions in the UK

	Home	Overseas	Total	Percentage overseas
1997–98	5,328	605	5,933	10
1998–99	4,676	468	5,144	9
1999–2000	4,560	446	5,006	9
2000–01	5,185	487	5,672	9
2001–02	5,635	581	6,216	9

Recruitment (Over-50s)

Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people employed in his Department are aged over 50. [81689]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: 940 out of a total of 4,529 staff employed in the Department for Education and Skills are aged over 50.

Research Grants

Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the block grant to each of the higher education institutions was for research in the last year. [84394]

Margaret Hodge: The research grant allocated to each of the higher education institutions funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in 2002–03 is as follows:

University	HEFCE research grant
Anglia Polytechnic University	369,996
Aston University	4,739,803
University of Bath	11,696,494
Birkbeck College	6,356,682
University of Birmingham	29,314,995
Bournemouth University	453,947
University of Bradford	5,439,649
University of Brighton	3,174,399
University of Bristol	28,833,167
Brunel University	6,199,814
University of Cambridge	67,815,439
University of Central England in Birmingham	971,690
University of Central Lancashire	902,907
City University	4,942,344
Coventry University	880,828
De Montfort University	4,187,608
University of Derby	233,690
University of Durham	15,939,398
University of East Anglia	11,022,718
University of East London	1,368,279
University of Essex	7,642,647
University of Exeter	9,156,817
University of Gloucestershire	854,067
Goldsmiths College	6,206,767
University of Greenwich	1,940,965
University of Hertfordshire	2,061,217
University of Huddersfield	1,134,142
University of Hull	5,064,625
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	60,692,241
Keele University	4,834, 720
University of Kent at Canterbury	5,585,307
King's College London	37,500,846
Kingston University	1,157,466
Lancaster University	11,884,500
University of Leeds	30,972,773
Leeds Metropolitan University	676,231
University of Leicester	12,561,900
University of Lincoln	180, 941
University of Liverpool	21,741,046
Liverpool John Moores University	2,268,923
London Guildhall University	200,068
Loughborough University	10,975,201
University of Luton	313,199
University of Manchester	38,929,069
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology	12,821,087
Manchester Metropolitan University	3,164,334
Middlesex University	1,756,066
University of Newcastle	22,884,565
University of North London	550,422
University of Northumbria at Newcastle	1,265,803
University of Nottingham	25,284,000
Nottingham Trent University	2,675,485
Open University	6,248,694
University of Oxford	64,923,006
Oxford Brookes University	2,137,811
University of Plymouth	2,998,359
University of Portsmouth	3,297,150
Queen Mary, University of London	12,645,553
University of Reading	16,371,430
Royal Holloway, University of London	9,426,576
University of Salford	5,561,665
University of Sheffield	30,211,758
Sheffield Hallam University	3,003,902
University of Southampton	30,965,099
South Bank University	1,713,812
Staffordshire University	819,509
University of Sunderland	1,382,446
University of Surrey	14,179,884
University of Surrey Roehampton	1,035,712
University of Sussex	11,761,037
University of Teesside	399,677
Thames Valley University	36,003
University College London	66,788,665
University of Warwick	20,031,902
University of West of England, Bristol	2,100,493
University of Westminster	2,112,509
University of Wolverhampton	731,183
University of York	14,544,637
General colleges
Bath Spa University College	245,427
Bolton Institute of Higher Education	242,356
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College	330,847
Canterbury Christ Church University College	191,069
Chester College of Higher Education	129,189
University College Chichester	180,424
Edge Hill College of Higher Education	45,882
King Alfred's College, Winchester	172,886
Liverpool Hope	89,645
University College Northampton	295,534
St. Mary's College	109,625
Southampton Institute	31,779
University College Worcester	70,425
York St. John College	8,968
Specialist institutions
Bishop Grosseteste College	0
Arts Institute at Bournemouth	0
Institute of Cancer Research	8,556,017
Central School of Speech and Drama	0
Cranfield University	4,668,054
Cumbria College of Art and Design	0
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama	0
Dartington College of Arts	138,341
Institute of Education2	5,216,80
Falmouth College of Arts	130,096
Harper Adams University College	81,348
Kent Institute of Art and Design	114,275
University of London	1,967,255
London Business School	3,295,361
London School of Economics and Political Science	11,945,666
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	4,691,417
The London Institute	5,599,850
Newman College	0
Northern School of Contemporary Dance	0
Norwich School of Art and Design	4,288
School of Oriental and African Studies	4,583,785
School of Pharmacy	1,998,527
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication	0
RCN Institute	0
Rose Bruford College	0
Royal Academy of Music	319,195
Royal Agricultural College	51 ,948
Royal College of Art	1,989,117
Royal College of Music	229,406
Royal Northern College of Music	167,331
Royal Veterinary College	2,446,890
St.George's Hospital Medical School	3,425,229
College of St. Mark & St. John	26,994
St. Martin's College	57,155
The Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College	144,887
Trinity and All Saints	37,255
Trinity College of Music	0
Wimbledon School of Art	759,692
Writtle College	0

Source:

pp8–14, 'Recurrent grants for 2002–03, Final allocations,' ref:2002/44, Higher Education Funding Council for England, October 2002.

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School Access Initiative

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on the Schools Access Initiative programme in each year since it was introduced; and which schools are not eligible to apply for financial assistance under the programme. [83168]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The following table gives details of the amount spent on the Schools Access Initiative each year since the scheme was introduced in 1996. A further £100 million per annum will be available in each of the three years 2003–04 to 2005–06.

Special schools are currently ineligible to benefit from the Initiative. However, from 2003–04, the initiative will be delivered through the Single Capital Pot, which will give LEAs greater flexibility in how they spend the funds. Special schools, as well as mainstream schools, will be eligible to apply.

Allocations under schools access initiative, 1996–97 to 2002–03£ million

	Schools Access Initiative allocation
1996–97	10
1997–98	4
1998–99	11
1999–2000	20
2000–01	30
2001–02	50
2002–03	70

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School Admissions

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received from London boroughs concerning limiting secondary school admission to children resident in their own borough; and if he will make a statement. [84119]

Mr. Miliband: It is unlawful for local education authorities to limit admission to their schools to children living within their own borough, and we are not aware of any that do so. We have, however, received a representation from one London borough about a proposal on which Camden local education authority is consulting schools and parents, to give some priority in its admission arrangements to children who attend Camden primary schools. We do not believe that to be unlawful.

Admission arrangements are determined at the local level and it will be up to Camden LEA, after statutory consultations with other admission authorities in the area and neighbouring LEAs, to decide whether to adopt the proposed change to its admission arrangements.

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