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The 2004/05 figure will be released by HESA on 19 July 2007. These non-completion rates are not available broken down by entry qualification.
Drop-out is more likely to occur during the first year of higher education. The performance indicators also include non-continuation rates, which show the proportion of entrants who are not detected in higher education after their first year. The latest available non-continuation rates are shown in table 2.
| Table 2: Proportion of UK-domiciled young entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK HEIs not continuing in higher education after their first year | |
| Academic year | Percentage |
| Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education”, published by HESA | |
The 2004/05 figure will be released by HESA on 19 July 2007. The 2002/03 and 2003/04 non-continuation rates are available broken down by entry qualification, as shown in table 3.
| Table 3: Percentage of UK-domiciled young entrants to full-time first degrees in UK HEIs in 2002/03 and 2003/04 not continuing in higher education after their first year | ||
| Entry qualification categories/tariff points | Entrants 2002/03 | Entrants 2003/04 |
| Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) | ||
Student Wastage: Age
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the non-completion rate was of students who entered higher education between the ages of (a) 18 and 20, (b) 21 and 25, (c) 25 and 30 and (d) 30 years and above in each of the last five years. [149784]
Bill Rammell: Projected non-completion rates are released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) each year within the Performance Indicators in Higher Education publication. The latest available non-completion projections are shown in table 1.
| Table 1: Proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) who are projected to neither obtain an award nor transfer to another institution | |
| Academic Year | Percentage |
| Source: "Performance Indicators in Higher Education", published by HESA. | |
These non-completion rates are not available broken down by age group.
Drop-out is more likely to occur during the first year of higher education. The performance indicators also include non-continuation rates, which show the proportion of entrants who are not detected in higher education after their first year. The latest available non-continuation rates are shown in table 2.
| Table 2: Proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK HEIs not continuing in higher education after their first year | ||||||
| Academic y ear | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
| Source: "Performance Indicators in Higher Education", published by HESA. | ||||||
A more detailed age breakdown is not available.
Student Wastage: Gender
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what estimate he has made of the non-completion rate of (a) male and (b) female students, broken down by number of UCAS tariff points on entry; [149782]
(2) what the non-completion rate was of (a) female and (b) male students who entered higher education between the ages of (i) 18 and 20, (ii) 21 and 25, (iii) 25 and 30 and (iv) 30 years and above in each of the last five years, broken down by ethnicity; [149785]
(3) what the non-completion rate was of (a) female and (b) male students in each of the last five years, broken down by ethnicity; [149787]
(4) what the non-completion rates were of (a) UK domiciled, (b) non-UK but EU domiciled and (c) non-EU domiciled (i) males and (ii) females in each of the last 10 years. [149790]
Bill Rammell: Table 1 contains the latest available projected non-completion indicators for entrants to full-time first degree courses.
| Table 1: Proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK higher education institutions who are projected to neither obtain an award nor transfer to another institution | |
| Academic year | Percentage |
| Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education”, published by HESA | |
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) publishes these projected non-completion indicators in its Performance Indicators in Higher Education publication each year. These indicators are not available broken down by gender or entry qualification.
HESA also publishes non-continuation indicators, which show the proportion of entrants to full-time first degree courses not continuing in higher education after their first year. Table 2 contains the latest available non-continuation rates.
| Table 2: Proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK higher education institutions not continuing in higher education after their first year | |||
| Academic year | Young (under 21) | Mature (21 and over) | All entrants |
| Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education”, published by HESA | |||
A more detailed age breakdown is not available.
Table 3 contains the available information for non-continuation indicators broken down by entry qualification.
| Table 3: Proportion of UK-domiciled young entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK higher education institutions not continuing in higher education after their first year 2002/03 and 2003/04 | ||
| Entry qualification categories/tariff points | 2002/03 | 2003/04 |
| Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) | ||
Table 4 contains the available information for non-continuation indicators broken down by gender.
| Table 4: Proportion of UK-domiciled young entrants to full-time first degree courses at UK higher education institutions not continuing in higher education after their first year—2003/04 | |
| Gender | Proportion |
| Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) | |
Figures for non-continuation indicators broken down by ethnicity are not available.
Figures for non-completion and non-continuation indicators are available for UK-domiciled students only.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Angola: Democracy
Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of the attitude of the Government of
Angola towards (a) a free press, (b) unbiased judiciary, (c) freedom for opposition groups to operate without harassment and (d) institutionalised corruption; and if he will make a statement. [151624]
Meg Munn: In Angola there is an independent press and a few radio stations that are free to voice criticism of the Government. However, in the provinces the Government-run media largely dominates media coverage. There is only one independent nationwide broadcaster, Radio Vorgan (run by the main opposition party, União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA).
The Government of Angola is taking measures to reform the judiciary and associated legislation, much of which pre-dates the civil war, which ended in 2002. Our embassy in Luanda has sponsored three projects in conjunction with the Bar Association of Angola to assist in the development of the judiciary. We welcome the Government’s introduction of a new press law, which is currently in preparation and will provide more scope for independent reporting. Both the Constitutional Law and the Penal Code are also under review.
There is complex legislation relating to the registration of political parties which is rigorously enforced. There are 12 opposition parties represented in Parliament. The UNITA congress is currently under way in Luanda and has received coverage in the independent and Government-run media. Representatives of other smaller political parties and members of the Diplomatic Corps have also attended the congress. We welcome the Government’s announcement that legislative and presidential elections will be held in 2008 and 2009 respectively and continue to monitor the political landscape closely.
The Government of Angola have taken several steps to improve transparency in public financial management. Internationally qualified auditors conduct rigorous cost and fiscal audits for all oil companies, including the national oil company, Sonangol. A new procurement law is being drafted. A Court of Auditors was created in 2001, which helps to review and audit public expenditure allocations and has handed down embezzlement sentences. However, much still needs to be done, not only on transparency of public financial management, but also on strengthening Government accountability to the people. We continue to encourage the Government of Angola to sign up to the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
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