House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Feb 2003 (pt 15)

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Hull University

David Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students attending Hull University have taken out student loans in each year since 1997; and what is the total amount of money borrowed. [94296]

Margaret Hodge: The number of students attending Hull University who have taken out a student loan, and the total amount of money borrowed, in academic years 1997–98 to 2001–02 is shown in the table:

Academic year 1997–98 1998–99⁽²⁰⁾ 1999–2000⁽²¹⁾ 2000–01⁽²¹⁾ 2001–02⁽²¹⁾

Total number of borrowers of which:⁽²²⁾^,⁽²³⁾^,⁽²⁴⁾ 2,000 4,600 4,900 6,300 6,700

Mortgage style loans⁽²⁴⁾ 2,000 3,100 1,800 600 100

Income contingent repayment loans⁽²⁴⁾ N/A 1,500 3,100 5,700 6,600

Total amount borrowed of which:⁽²³⁾^,⁽²⁵⁾^,⁽²⁶⁾ 3.1 8.6 12.3 19.2 21.2

Mortgage style loans 3.1 4.7 2.6 0.8 0.1

Income contingent repayment loans⁽²⁶⁾^,⁽²⁵⁾^,⁽²³⁾ N/A 3.9 9.7 18.4 21.1

Academic year	1997–98	1998–99⁽²⁰⁾	1999–2000⁽²¹⁾	2000–01⁽²¹⁾	2001–02⁽²¹⁾
Total number of borrowers of which:⁽²²⁾^,⁽²³⁾^,⁽²⁴⁾	2,000	4,600	4,900	6,300	6,700
Mortgage style loans⁽²⁴⁾	2,000	3,100	1,800	600	100
Income contingent repayment loans⁽²⁴⁾	N/A	1,500	3,100	5,700	6,600

Total amount borrowed of which:⁽²³⁾^,⁽²⁵⁾^,⁽²⁶⁾	3.1	8.6	12.3	19.2	21.2
Mortgage style loans	3.1	4.7	2.6	0.8	0.1
Income contingent repayment loans⁽²⁶⁾^,⁽²⁵⁾^,⁽²³⁾	N/A	3.9	9.7	18.4	21.1

⁽²⁰⁾ New student support arrangements in higher education came into effect in September 1998. For the first year of the new scheme, eligible new entrants received support for living costs through both grants and loans. Grants, which were assessed against family income, on average formed about a quarter of the support available. All students were entitled to a non income-assessed loan, which comprised the remaining three quarters of support available.

⁽²¹⁾ New entrants to higher education in 1999–2000, together with those who started in 1998–99, received support for living costs solely through loans which are partly income-assessed. Grants for living costs are no longer available except for some limited allowances, e.g. for students with dependants; single parent students; and disabled students. Grants for students with dependants and single parent students are income-assessed but the Disabled Students' Allowance is not. From 1999–2000 student loans have been made available to those aged 50 to 54 who plan to return to work after studying.

⁽²²⁾ Student loans are available to eligible students normally domiciled in the United Kingdom.

⁽²³⁾ Refers to loans advanced in the target year only, which include those students in their first, second, third and any subsequent year of their course. Includes hardship loans but excludes fixed rate loans of £500 for part-time students introduced in September 2000.

⁽²⁴⁾ Number of borrowers shown to the nearest one hundred.

⁽²⁵⁾ The amount of loan available is assessed by local education authorities in England and Wales for eligible students who are normally domiciled in their area and studying in the UK.

⁽²⁶⁾ £ million.

Source:

The student loans company.

David Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students (a) paid tuition fees and (b) were exempt from paying tuition fees at Hull University in each year since 1997. [94297]

Margaret Hodge: The information is not available in the requested format. The student support arrangements up to, and including, academic year 1997–98 included the payment of tuition fees in full from public funds on behalf of eligible students domiciled in England and Wales. New student support arrangements came into effect at the start of academic year 1998–99 when new entrants to higher education were expected to contribute towards the cost of their tuition (£1,000 in 1998–99). The amount of the contribution depended on family income.

The number of students attending Hull University and who entered higher education from 1998–99, who were assessed by their local education authority (LEA) for their eligibility for student support under the new arrangements, and the numbers on whose behalf a payment of tuition fees was made from public funds, is shown in the table. Students who did not apply to their LEA for assessment are excluded.

Data for academic year 1998–99 are not available at institutional level.

Number of students attending Hull university who were assessed for eligibility for tuition fee support⁽²⁷⁾^,⁽²⁸⁾

Academic year⁽²⁹⁾ 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

Number assessed for tuition fee support 3,000 5,700 6,700

Number of students who received either a full or partial public contribution towards the cost of their tuition⁽³⁰⁾ 1,600 3,200 3,600

Academic year⁽²⁹⁾	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02
Number assessed for tuition fee support	3,000	5,700	6,700
Number of students who received either a full or partial public contribution towards the cost of their tuition⁽³⁰⁾	1,600	3,200	3,600

⁽²⁷⁾ Students normally domiciled in England and Wales; excludes students normally domiciled in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the EU.

⁽²⁸⁾ Students who applied to their local education authority for eligibility assessment.

⁽²⁹⁾ Data for academic year 1999–2000 comprise students who entered higher education in 1998–99 and 1999–2000; data for 2000–01 comprise those who entered in 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01; and data for 2001–02 those students still in study from 1998–99 onwards and new entrants from 2001–02.

⁽³⁰⁾ Excludes those students assessed to pay the full contribution towards their tuition costs.

Source:

Student Loans Company

Post-16 Education

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimates he has made of how many pupils from each social class entered (a) further

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education and (b) higher education in each local education authority area in each academic year since 1990. [91750]

Margaret Hodge [holding answer 20 January 2003]: The information requested has been placed in the Libraries.

School Sport

Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the impact of school sport on (a) exclusion rates, (b) GCSE and A-Level Grades and (c) classroom behaviour. [95859]

Mr. Miliband: Evidence from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's physical education (PE) and school sport investigation suggests that high quality sport impacts on many areas of school improvement, including attainment, behaviour, attitudes to learning and attendance. The changes in behaviour have been particularly encouraging. Where schools have invested in developing high quality PE and school sport at lunchtimes, behaviour has consistently improved. Further information on the results of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's investigation is available on their website. "Game Plan", a joint report published on 19 December 2002 by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, examined the effect of sport and physical activity on educational outcomes.

The Government are investing £459 million over the next three years (2003–04 to 2005–06) to deliver a joint Department for Education and Skills and Department for Culture, Media and Sport Public Service Agreement target to enhance the take up of sporting opportunities by five to 16-year-olds. The objective is to increase the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of two hours each week on high quality PE and school sport, within and beyond the curriculum, to 75 per cent. by 2006.

Schools Wages

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average wage paid is in 2002–03 per student in primary and secondary schools in shire local education authorities, broken down by authority. [96507]

Mr. Miliband: My Department collects information on the costs of staff in schools only as part of Outturn statements, so information about 2002–03 will not be available until the end of this year.

Student Loans

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will set a limit on the duration of student loans beyond which all outstanding debt will be written off. [94783]

Margaret Hodge: Write-off arrangements for student loans are already in place. Under the current income-contingent loans scheme a borrower's loan is written off when they reach the age of 65, if they die, or if they become permanently disabled.

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Students (Social Class Origins)

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what mechanism is used to record the social class origins of students in higher education. [83861]

Margaret Hodge: The social class of students in HE is derived from data included on the application form which applicants submit to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Applicants aged under 21 provide the occupation of their parent and those aged 21 or over give their own occupation. This information is then used to assign each student to one of six standard social class categories based upon the Standard Occupational Classification published by the Office for National Statistics.

UCAS covers applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses only, but not all students entering these courses apply via UCAS: some, notably mature students, apply direct to the institution. Data on the social class of students on postgraduate and part-time undergraduate courses is not held centrally.

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