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Tuition Fees

Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster are exempt from tuition fees. [87636]

Bill Rammell: The number of students in Barnsley and Doncaster local authority making no contribution to their tuition fees in 2004/05 was 970 and 1,430⁽¹⁾ respectively.

Students on full-time undergraduate courses and their families are expected to make a contribution towards the cost of their tuition based on household income. Students from lower income backgrounds are wholly or partially exempt from paying tuition fees.

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From 2006/07 upfront fees are abolished and full-time students will be eligible for tuition fee loans of up to £3,000. In addition, we expect around 30 per cent. of students to receive a maximum maintenance grant of £2,700 and an HE institution bursary of at least £300. Overall, we expect around half of all eligible students to receive at least some maintenance grant.

⁽¹⁾ Numbers rounded to the nearest 10 students.

Under-25s

Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people under the age of 25 years were not in education, employment or training in (a) Hyndburn and (b) England in (i) the last year for which figures are available and (ii) 1997. [86234]

Mr. Dhanda: The following table shows the percentage of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training for Hyndburn constituency, Lancashire LEA and England. Figures are for 2004 and are the latest available; figures for 1997 are not available.

Geographic area	Percentage of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, 2004( 1)
Hyndburn	16
Lancashire	12
England	14
(1) To reduce the margin of error, figures have been produced by combining information from the Local Labour Force Survey for 2002, 2003 and 2004. However, sample sizes for Hyndburn and Lancashire are still small and are subject to sampling variability. Care should be taken when interpreting the figures.

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University Admissions

Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received from university admissions tutors on the relative value of A-levels and the International Baccalaureate in admission assessments; and if he will make a statement. [85961]

Bill Rammell [holding answer 18 July 2006]: I am not aware of any such representations. Higher education institutions are autonomous organisations and are entirely responsible for their own admission assessments, entry requirements, and decisions.

University Staffing Costs

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the staffing costs were of each (a) university and (b) former polytechnic in(i) 1976-77, (ii) 1979-80, (iii) 1985-86, (iv) 1996-97, (v) 1997-98, (vi) 2001-02 and (vii) 2004-05; and how many full-time equivalent students there were at each university in each year. [85290]

Bill Rammell: The latest available information is given in the following tables. Information for the former polytechnics for the years prior to 1996-97 is not held centrally. Figures for 1979-80 were not published; figures for 1978-79 are given instead.

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Expenditure on total staff costs and student full-time equivalent numbers Universities in England
	1976/77		1978/79		1985/86
Institution name	Staffing costs (£000)	Full-time equivalent student load	Staffing costs (£000)	Full-time equivalent student load	Staffing costs (£000)	Full-time equivalent student load
Aston	6,483	5,076	9,110	5,554	14,329	3,599
Bath	4,456	3,734	6,335	3,835	15,722	3,799
Birmingham	16,739	8,527	20,124	8,975	48,439	8,939
Bradford	6,553	4,553	8,650	4,994	16,410	4,436
Bristol	12,548	6,746	16,028	6,804	38,395	7,099
Brunel	4,286	2,642	5,567	2,898	15,026	3,196
Cambridge	18,896	11,633	25,196	11,968	61,614	12,567
City	4,720	2,546	6,056	2,977	14,305	3,326
Durham	5,045	4,278	6,670	4,269	17,643	4,996
East Anglia	4,155	3,507	5,808	3,883	16,213	4,383
Essex	3,036	2,523	4,024	2,860	10,834	3,082
Exeter	4,932	4,333	6,844	5,165	15,825	4,943
Hull	5,157	4,616	6,804	5,227	15,318	4,862
Keele	3,158	2,725	4,125	2,983	8,715	2,759
Kent	3,732	3,329	5,035	3,868	12,149	4,230
Lancaster	4,871	4,232	6,742	4,610	16,095	4,530
Leeds	16,317	10,058	20,990	10,451	52,903	10,374
Leicester	6,140	4,214	8,174	4,478	22,330	4,729
Liverpool	12,616	7,656	16,208	7,859	39,631	8,144
London Graduate School of Business Studies	883	327	1,116	334	3,070	363
London University	103,830	42,922	133,518	45,333	329,325	44,908
Loughborough	5,325	4,001	8,059	5,284	23,045	5,295
Manchester Business School	740	143	948	144	2,656	259
Manchester University	18,895	10,765	24,706	11,385	55,337	11,539
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology	7,295	3,874	9,711	3,899	26,996	4,019
Newcastle	11,988	6,915	15,716	7,610	38,754	7,769
Nottingham	10,199	6,359	13,741	6,704	34,485	7,364
Oxford	20,259	12,503	27,296	12,946	68,695	13,139
Reading	8,356	5,435	10,695	5,972	24,413	5,563
Salford	6,231	4,545	7,874	4,714	16,764	4,143
Sheffield	12,300	7,702	15,736	7,996	35,416	7,960
Southampton	10,748	5,805	14,710	6,119	36,235	6,502
Surrey	5,095	3,069	6,537	3,542	19,629	3,336
Sussex	7,133	4,251	8,693	4,274	18,370	4,532
Warwick	4,770	4,203	7,459	5,099	23,431	5,697
York	3,884	2,918	5,203	3,216	13,220	3,606
Source: University Grants Committee.

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Expenditure on total staff costs and student full-time equivalent numbers Universities, former Polytechnics and University Colleges in England
		Expenditure (£000)( 1)				Student FTE numbers( 2)
	Institution	1996/97	1997/98	2001/02	2004/05	1996/97	1997/98	2001/02	2004/05
0047	Anglia Ruskin University	35,325	34,593	49,083	54,321	14,020	13,805	17,555	18,330
0108	Aston University	22,415	24,060	31,178	42,011	4,670	5,070	5,920	6,880
0048	Bath Spa University	8,002	8,467	11,388	16,455	2,560	2,920	3,930	5,335
0109	The University of Bath	41,169	42,790	58,270	72,411	6,390	6,735	8,525	10,380
0127	Birkbeck College	19,335	18,886	28,904	37,839	6,500	6,385	6,880	7,060
0110	The University of Birmingham	115,107	114,025	154,316	181,401	17,530	17,835	21,765	23,100
0049	The University of Bolton	15,944	16,694	16,664	22,766	5,335	5,250	4,770	4,920
0050	Bournemouth University	21,072	21,567	31,106	38,871	9,250	9,540	11,105	12,100
0111	The University of Bradford	39,383	39,629	44,745	51,696	8,340	8,600	8,105	8,795
0051	The University of Brighton	37,642	38,468	49,000	62,081	12,565	12,940	14,420	15,350
0112	The University of Bristol	99,949	101,727	129,578	165,195	12,055	11,940	14,260	15,715
0113	Brunel University	43,502	43,484	51,925	61,817	11,535	12,040	11,695	12,540
0009	Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College	17,687	18,538	24,230	30,024	7,190	6,995	7,320	7,125
0203	The University of Buckingham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	575
0114	The University of Cambridge	151,581	159,109	227,791	334,764	16,010	15,990	18,015	18,395
0012	Canterbury Christ Church University	17,927	19,366	27,862	40,702	7,025	7,220	9,305	10,365
0052	University of Central England in Birmingham	44,911	45,842	58,509	74,183	17,845	17,200	16,735	17,925
0053	The University of Central Lancashire	38,788	37,109	56,738	77,228	14,490	14,900	17,220	19,365
0129	Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School	21,308	—	—	—	970	—	—	—
0011	University of Chester	10,193	10,392	15,581	29,621	3,540	3,530	5,330	7,750
0082	University of Chichester	7,173	8,293	9,514	12,861	3,110	3,915	3,605	4,100
0115	City University	39,223	40,580	55,117	74,446	7,395	7,730	10,210	12,870
0056	Coventry University	37,133	38,868	50,942	60,044	13,080	13,800	13,470	13,530
0002	Cranfield University	50,524	50,424	63,850	71,515	2,455	2,590	2,720	2,985
0068	De Montfort University	63,475	63,619	68,347	74,807	20,305	20,110	19,235	18,690
0057	University of Derby	25,449	26,481	37,742	43,841	10,540	11,025	10,070	10,885
0116	University of Durham	52,847	54,589	72,872	93,288	10,495	10,445	12,000	14,200
0117	The University of East Anglia	40,935	42,328	56,657	72,599	5,385	9,420	9,075	11,095
0058	The University of East London	34,129	33,040	38,244	46,792	10,040	10,065	10,430	12,190
0118	The University of Essex	29,742	30,209	41,217	54,506	5,500	5,805	6,980	8,440
0119	The University of Exeter	44,306	42,906	53,238	77,711	8,730	8,855	9,805	11,350
0017	University College Falmouth	3,241	3,516	5,769	8,353	1,045	1,115	1,425	1,895
0054	University of Gloucestershire	17,288	17,059	21,985	28,842	5,935	5,730	7,515	6,635
0131	Goldsmiths College	20,328	21,200	28,289	32,960	5,145	5,565	5,870	5,875
0059	The University of Greenwich	51,394	51,275	55,969	58,673	13,215	13,375	13,900	16,175
0018	Harper Adams University College	5,068	5,341	7,297	8,863	1,530	1,535	1,610	1,425
0060	University of Hertfordshire	44,822	45,304	58,530	73,777	14,225	15,000	15,775	19,325
0061	The University of Huddersfield	31,532	31,206	40,605	46,393	12,035	13,225	12,935	13,360
0120	The University of Hull	44,671	45,849	58,012	68,444	9,530	9,440	12,555	13,365
0132	Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	121,073	179,096	220,671	268,439	7,715	9,605	10,540	11,595
0133	Institute of Education	14,085	14,905	21,213	28,673	2,270	2,290	2,310	2,970
2001	Institute of Psychiatry (associated with King’s College London)	16,997	—	—	—	355	—	—	—
0121	The University of Keele	31,489	31,690	40,749	49,150	7,935	8,415	7,255	7,850
0122	The University of Kent	39,991	39,347	47,323	58,893	8,105	7,905	9,975	12,215
0134	King’s College London	85,974	109,074	201,075	225,984	11,225	11,895	15,690	17,200
0063	Kingston University	42,362	42,540	55,450	72,477	12,015	11,930	13,895	16,755
0123	The University of Lancaster	44,231	40,978	52,603	69,903	8,345	8,455	9,200	10,825
0064	Leeds Metropolitan University	43,786	42,496	63,450	83,788	14,005	15,105	17,120	20,770
0124	The University of Leeds	129,829	130,309	175,116	213,023	20,775	21,225	25,510	28,655
0125	The University of Leicester	62,721	64,689	84,422	103,176	11,145	11,195	12,640	12,365
0062	The University of Lincoln	23,878	23,131	31,391	35,504	11,995	11,830	9,585	10,175
0023	Liverpool Hope University	10,728	11,351	16,118	22,249	3,705	4,105	5,910	6,030
0065	Liverpool John Moores University	51,405	52,196	60,352	77,552	15,105	16,270	16,925	17,930
0126	The University of Liverpool	92,843	94,865	118,847	143,661	13,735	13,665	15,595	16,825
0024	University of the Arts, London	39,903	41,693	55,476	73,314	8,415	8,320	9,845	11,760
0135	London Business School	14,634	15,135	27,645	37,167	870	940	1,315	1,655
0151	University of London (institutes and activities)	54,310	55,908	41,336	47,718	1,145	955	700	305
0055	London Guildhall University	23,825	23,377	32,935	—	9,165	9,805	10,130
0202	London Metropolitan University	—	—	—	92,354				20,645
0076	London South Bank University	47,213	47,353	58,650	62,294	14,560	16,390	13,825	13,810
0137	London School of Economics and Political Science	34,243	36,226	56,609	72,745	6,310	8,310	6,725	7,520
0138	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	16,511	16,956	25,956	30,377	930	640	770	800
0152	Loughborough University	53,532	55,124	71,069	87,271	9,325	9,665	11,280	13,070
0026	University of Luton	27,248	23,738	28,685	24,688	11,820	13,325	8,365	8,110
0153	University of Manchester	139,582	142,790	181,833	—	20,910	20,890	22,270	—
0165	The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology	47,631	49,238	63,179	—	6,850	6,860	6,465	—
0066	The Manchester Metropolitan University	73,247	73,406	82,828	102,994	25,045	24,975	24,690	27,080
0204	The University of Manchester	—	—	—	311,796	—	—	—	32,525
0067	Middlesex University	46,332	48,262	61,801	71,575	18,595	18,715	17,790	20,920
0154	The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	92,946	93,190	127,992	142,721	12,655	12,950	14,770	16,635
0070	The University of North London	31,556	32,193	41,112	—	11,610	11,660	11,975	—
0027	The University of Northampton	22,738	23,362	26,740	33,446	8,015	8,880	9,210	8,640
0069	The University of Northumbria at Newcastle	55,965	53,775	70,485	83,077	15,690	16,085	17,930	19,740
0071	The Nottingham Trent University	56,895	57,686	73,169	84,605	21,585	21,420	21,655	22,770
0155	The University of Nottingham	106,574	108,897	147,037	186,114	15,330	15,645	20,465	24,715
0001	The Open University	121,001	119,270	175,537	197,976	63,335	57,710	66,185	64,130
0072	Oxford Brookes University	35,811	36,629	53,868	70,095	9,520	10,035	12,165	14,450
0156	The University of Oxford	153,306	158,426	209,869	268,808	16,000	16,250	17,100	18,400
0073	The University of Plymouth	48,823	49,438	66,427	80,434	17,275	17,480	18,875	21,410
0074	The University of Portsmouth	48,935	48,941	53,745	70,720	14,140	15,010	14,875	17,915
0139	Queen Mary and Westfield College	78,455	76,344	87,665	106,077	7,485	7,805	8,190	9,865
0157	The University of Reading	65,302	66,597	81,270	93,194	10,525	10,195	10,795	11,095
0031	Roehampton University	18,670	18,464	24,035	28,100	5,530	5,880	6,305	7,260
0140	Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine	19,273	20,334	—	—	685	710	—	—
0141	Royal Holloway and Bedford New College	27,996	28,752	37,975	47,858	5,115	5,575	5,390	6,630
0142	Royal Postgraduate Medical School	30,671	—	—	—	295	—	—	—
0143	The Royal Veterinary College	9,924	10,346	14,852	21,250	620	640	865	1,285
0145	St. George’s Hospital Medical School	28,814	29,744	39,568	44,443	1,365	1,230	1,890	2,365
0158	The University of Salford	57,039	56,615	68,509	83,573	13,760	14,760	16,610	16,220
0146	The School of Oriental and African Studies	16,173	17,227	21,592	26,731	2,575	2,660	3,220	3,555
0147	The School of Pharmacy	4,613	4,754	5,966	8,721	575	580	730	930
0075	Sheffield Hallam University	61,893	57,315	75,775	91,132	19,980	19,265	21,900	22,755
0159	The University of Sheffield	106,958	112,319	143,339	183,631	20,320	19,625	20,965	22,340
0037	Southampton Solent University	25,245	25,870	33,010	34,050	13,750	11,500	9,630	9,490
0160	The University of Southampton	87,938	93,325	127,332	166,246	13,030	14,565	16,305	19,090
0077	Staffordshire University	35,762	35,309	44,811	48,601	12,870	13,025	12,580	10,820
0078	The University of Sunderland	31,284	32,256	39,539	45,613	12,270	12,155	10,060	11,620
0161	The University of Surrey	49,139	52,876	69,028	90,740	7,300	7,695	8,715	9,870
0162	The University of Sussex	42,522	42,991	53,808	68,471	8,965	8,535	9,120	9,210
0079	The University of Teesside	28,533	29,397	38,253	51,413	10,090	9,820	11,120	12,525
0080	Thames Valley University	35,109	34,967	36,530	68,785	15,155	13,325	12,130	13,690
0148	United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals	49,898	49,560	—	—	2,220	2,270	—	—
0149	University College London	177,929	185,224	273,137	325,512	13,475	13,860	15,300	17,190
0163	The University of Warwick	71,865	74,440	99,539	145,850	12,200	11,925	13,645	16,150
0081	University of the West of England, Bristol	55,809	54,769	72,633	89,741	19,265	19,750	20,330	23,020
0083	The University of Westminster	37,651	38,440	54,933	71,835	12,670	13,045	14,805	15,960
0021	The University of Winchester	9,258	9,430	10,486	14,158	3,965	4,125	3,950	3,955
0085	The University of Wolverhampton	45,697	45,473	55,332	71,199	16,485	17,995	15,855	16,265
0046	University of Worcester	9,110	10,025	12,502	18,175	3,195	3,395	4,435	5,030
0164	The University of York	44,395	46,345	65,092	87,240	6,680	7,115	9,145	9,685
Notes: — indicates: No separate finance record was collected for that institution in that year. No Student Record was collected separately for that institution in that year. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency’s Finance and Student records 1996-97,1997-98,2001-02, 2004-05 Students ftes have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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