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Higher Education: Enfield
Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people went into higher education from (a) Enfield and (b) Enfield North in each of the last 10 years. [190259]
Bill Rammell: The latest information is shown in the table. Comparable figures for the 2007/08 academic year will be available in January 2009.
| Entrants to undergraduate courses at UK higher education institutions from Enfield local authority and Enfield, North parliamentary constituency—academic years 1997/98 to 2006/07 | ||
| Academic year | Enfield | Enfield, North |
| (1) Figures for 1997/98 exclude the Open University because there are no figures available for entrants to undergraduate courses at the Open University by parliamentary constituency or local authority for this year. (2) Figures for the Open University for 2004/05 have been included but these are known to undercount entrants to undergraduate courses at the Open University. Note: Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December excluding those writing up, on sabbatical or dormant and are rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). | ||
Overall, for all students from England, the UCAS figures show that, compared to 2006, applicants who have been accepted for entry in 2007, rose by 6.1 per cent. to 307,000, the highest ever. Latest figures for students applying for entry in 2008, show that applicants from England are up by 7.1 per cent. compared to 2007.
Overseas Students
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the contribution to the UK economy made by students from overseas at educational institutions in the last five years. [195101]
Bill Rammell
[holding answer 18 March, 2008]: The Department has made no specific assessment of the contribution to the UK economy made by students from overseas at educational institutions. However, global value surveys commissioned by the British Council estimate the total value of international students to the UK economy as nearly £8.5 billion in
2003-04, compared with £7.5 billion in 2002-03 and £6.2 billion in 2001-02. Information on later years is not available.
Particle Accelerators
Dr. Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on university physics departments and the physics community of withdrawal from the International Linear Collider. [193278]
Ian Pearson: I am informed that the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) expects that it will continue to provide support for generic accelerator R and D at a reduced level. The precise level will be determined once it has completed its current review of its programme priorities.
Qualifications: Prisoners
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many prisoners gained an (a) academic and (b) vocational qualification in each year since 1992. [191211]
Bill Rammell: Data on qualifications are set out in the following annexes. Data are labelled as academic and vocational, but some data are a mix of the two.
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and its predecessors has been responsible for policy on offender learning and skills since 2001, with responsibility prior to then resting with the Home Office. Since the creation of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in 2007, responsibility has been split, with this Department taking the lead on offenders aged 18 and over.
In England the Learning and Skills Council has been responsible for planning and funding offender learning through the Offender Learning and Skills Service since August 2005. This was introduced through a phased transition starting in three regions. As the period covered by the question includes the transition to these new arrangements, data collection has been from a variety of sources and therefore taken some time. Further information about the changes to the delivery arrangements is set out in the Annex D.
Adult Skills for Life qualifications for the period August 2005 to July 2006: (Offender Learning and Skills Service Development Regions only: south-west, north-west and north-east):
| Skills for Life (academic qualifications) | |
| Number | |
Adult achievements in ‘All Remaining Provision’ for the period August 2005 to July 2006: (development regions only):
| All remaining provision (a mix of academic and vocational qualifications) | |
| Number | |
Adult Skills for Life qualifications for the period August 2006 to July 2007:
| Skills for Life (academic qualifications) | |
| Number | |
Adult achievements in ‘All Remaining Provision’ for the period August 2006 to July 2007:
| All remaining provision (a mix of academic and vocational qualifications) | |
| Number | |
Through OLASS, (GCSEs are now reported separately and the following have been recorded from 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007:
| GCSE—AS/A-level achievements (academic qualifications) | ||||
| Maths | English | Other | Total | |
Data from Her Majesty's Prison Service
The Prison Service data on GCSEs and AS/A level achievements by offenders in custody since 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007 reflects only the GCSEs delivered by the establishments and not those examinations taken by young people in custody, on transfer from schools. In this case the school which has registered the young person will record the qualification.
The Prison Service estate reported 118 GCSEs and one AS/A level achievements by offenders in custody since 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007.
Prior to OLASS, Her Majesty's Prison Service annual reports and the Prison Service Information for Managers Online (PSIMOn) data collection system recorded the following number of achievements:
| Basic skills (academic qualifications) | ||||
| April to March | Entry level | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total |
| (1) The figures in 2005-06 are for public prisons only, excluding those who transferred to the LSC as part of the implementation of GLASS In August 2005 (north-east, north-west, south-west, Frankland and Manchester— completions for these prisons are included April to July 2005). (2) The figures for 2006-07 are for all public prisons April to July 06, excluding those who transferred to the LSC as part of the OLASS pilot activity in August 2005. Thereafter, the totals include Welsh public prisons only due to the full transfer of responsibility to the LSC. | ||||
| Work skills (vocational qualifications) | |
| April to March | Total |
| (1) The figures in 2005-06 are for public prisons only, excluding those who transferred to the LSC as part of the implementation of GLASS In August 2005 (north-east, north-west, south-west, Frankland and Manchester—completions for these prisons are included April to July 2005). (2) The figures for 2006-07 are for all public prisons April to July 06, excluding those who transferred to the LSC as part of the OLASS pilot activity in August 2005. Thereafter, the totals include Welsh public prisons only due to the full transfer of responsibility to the LSC. | |
| Basic skills (academic qualifications) | ||||
| April to March | Entry level | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total |
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