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Mike Penning: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of residents in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire, (d) the South East and (e) England entered university in each of the last 10-years. [284316]
Mr. McFadden:
The Government does not collect data on the number of people resident in a particular
area who are not in higher education. Therefore, it is not possible to calculate what proportion of residents in Hemel Hempstead constituency, Dacorum, Hertfordshire and the South East entered university in each of the last ten years.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) published "Young participation in higher education" in January 2005, which is available from the HEFCE website at:
The HEFCE report shows participation rates for young people who enter higher education aged 18 or 19 disaggregated by local education authority (LEA) for the years 1997 to 2000.
At national level, the higher education initial participation rate (HEIPR) covers English-domiciled 17-30 year old first-time entrants to higher education courses, at UK higher education institutions and English, Scottish and Welsh further education colleges, who remain on their course for at least six months. The latest available figure is 43 per cent. in 2007/08.
The numbers of all-aged entrants to higher education from Hemel Hempstead constituency, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, the South East and England, in each of the last ten years, are shown as an alternative in the tables. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010.
| Entrants( 1) from Hemel Hempstead constituency( 2) , Dacorum c ensus d istrict( 2) Hertfordshire local authority( 2) , the South East Government Office Region( 2) and England UK higher education i nstitutions( 3) : Academic years 1998/99 to 2007/08 | |||||
| Academic year | Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum | Hertfordshire | South East | England |
| (1) Covers postgraduate and undergraduate entrants to both full-time and part-time courses. (2) The table does not include entrants where the parliamentary constituency, local authority area, census district and Government Office Region of the student cannot be established due to missing or invalid home postcodes. (3) Excludes the Open University due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants over the time series. Notes: Figures are based on a snapshot as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) | |||||
Higher Education: Finance
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much and what proportion of the funding awarded to higher education institutions as a result of the changes to the funding for students studying for equivalent and lower qualifications has been designated as core teaching funding for 2009-10. [287029]
Mr. McFadden: This policy redistributes funding for the teaching of students studying for equivalent or lower qualifications (ELQs) to the teaching of students who have not previously benefitted from higher education. For 2009-10 we have asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England to redistribute £60 million from a total support for ELQ students of £325 million.
Innovation
Gregory Barker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on establishing a new national proof of concept fund. [280369]
Mr. Lammy:
There is no dedicated proof of concept fund. To ensure businesses receive the most cost effective and comprehensive range of support a new national framework for proof of concept support was adopted by the RDAs in March. The framework comprises funding of up to £500,000; access to facilities, including business incubators, laboratories and science parks; and tailored help including help with business and financial planning and coaching on how to pitch for investment.
This new national framework ensures help is targeted to the specific needs of businesses. It avoids the overlap and duplication that would be created by a dedicated proof of concept scheme. All RDA support for proof of concept will be fully aligned with the national framework by 31 March 2010.
Insolvency
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many British businesses which (a) export and (b) do not export have entered into administration in each of the last 36 months. [277786]
Mr. McFadden: It is not possible to identify whether insolvent companies had exported or not. Further, insolvency statistics are not produced on a monthly basis.
Insolvency Service: Official Hospitality
John Penrose: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Insolvency Service spent on (a) promotional items and (b) gifts in each of the last five years. [285440]
Mr. McFadden: The Insolvency Service has spent the following amounts on (a) promotional items:
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Lockerbie: Bombings
Mr. Hague: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many times the Secretary of State has met Saif al-Uslam Gaddafi in an official capacity; whether the subject of (a) commercial contracts for oil and gas and (b) Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi have been discussed at any such meeting; and if he will place in the Library records of each meeting. [290637]
Mr. McFadden: My noble Friend the Secretary of State has had one official meeting with Saif al-Uslam Gaddafi. There was no discussion of commercial contracts for oil and gas. Saif al-Uslam Gaddafi raised the case of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. My noble Friend the Secretary of State made clear that this was a matter for the Scottish Executive.
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