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Exeter University
Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on his policy on the future of the chemistry, music and Italian departments at Exeter University. [203656]
Dr. Howells: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous organisations responsible for their own academic direction and strategic use of funds. Exeter University have set out their plans for the subjects mentioned.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked the Higher Education Funding Council of England for advise on subjects or courses of national strategic importance, where intervention might be appropriate to strengthen or secure them.
Higher Education
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils from the Bassetlaw constituency have entered higher education in each of the last 30 years. [201092]
Dr. Howells: The available information is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record. Information on the parliamentary constituency domicile of a student is derived from the students' postcode.
| Academic year | Entrants |
|---|---|
| 1997/98(29) | 175 |
| 1998/99 | 190 |
| 1999/00 | 180 |
| 2000/01 | 170 |
| 2001/02 | 190 |
| 2002/03 | 185 |
(29) Figures for 1997–98 do not include entrants at the Open University as these can not be identified on the dataset.
Notes:
1. Figures are based upon a snapshot as at 1 December for 18 year olds who have a known postcode. In each year, a small number of UK domiciled students did not have a valid postcode.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on recent developments in the progression of young people from apprenticeships into higher education. [204500]
Dr. Howells: Details of entry qualifications of entrants to HE are collected annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) but students with Apprenticeships are not identified separately.
We are committed to strengthening the links between HE and Apprenticeship, and the Advanced Apprenticeship now includes a technical certificate to
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support that progression. In addition we are exploring best practice in supporting Advanced Apprentices into higher education in eight sectors. The expansion of Foundation Degrees is another way that apprentices can access higher education opportunities.
Mr. Keith Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students aged 18 years entered higher education in the academic year 2004/05 who were resident in (a) the City of Manchester and (b) Manchester, Withington constituency. [201926]
Dr. Howells [holding answer 6 December 2004]: The latest available information is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record. Information on the parliamentary constituency of a student is derived from the students' postcode.
| Domicile | Entrants |
|---|---|
| Manchester, Withington | 190 |
| City of Manchester(30) | 600 |
(30) Defined as those students domiciled in the constituencies: Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton and Manchester Withington.
Note:
Figures are based upon a snapshot as at 1 December for 18 year olds who have a known postcode. In 2002/03, 2 per cent. of UK domiciled students did not have a valid postcode. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.
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Key Stage Results
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of pupils at each Key Stage achieved the standard expected of (a) pupils of their age, (b) pupils at each year below their age and (c) pupils at each year above their age in (i) reading/English and (ii) mathematics in each year since 1997. [204338]
Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 13 December 2004]: The percentages of Key Stage 1 pupils achieving (a) the expected level, (b) below the expected level and (c) above the expected level for 7-year-olds (Level 2) in reading, writing and mathematics for 1997–2004 are as follows:
The percentages of Key Stage 2 pupils achieving (a) the expected level, (b) below the expected level and (c) above the expected level for 11-year-olds (Level 4) in reading, writing, English and mathematics for 1997–2004 are as follows:
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The percentages of Key Stage 3 pupils achieving (a) the expected level, (b) below the expected level and
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(c) above the expected level for 14-year-olds (Level 5) in English and mathematics for 1997–2004 are as follows:
Private Finance Initiative
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department have been won by subsidiaries of Halliburton in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement. [205080]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: My Department does not have any private finance initiative or public private partnerships contracts which have been awarded to any subsidiaries of Halliburton.
School Internet Connections
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the London borough of Wandsworth are connected to the internet. [204740]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: Over 99 per cent. of all schools in England had access to the internet from April 2002.
95 per cent. (54) of primary schools in Wandsworth had access to broadband as at October 2004.
100 per cent. (10) of secondary schools in Wandsworth had access to broadband as at October 2004.
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