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Fireworks
Mr. Amess: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what legislation regulates the sale of fireworks over the internet; and if he will make a statement. [298462]
Kevin Brennan: The same legislation applies to internet sales as applies to retail sales. Companies selling fireworks over the internet either deliver to a pick-up point, or to the buyer by special carrier; they are not allowed to deliver through the Royal Mail.
Further Education: Finance
Stephen Williams: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much of the adult further education budget managed by the Learning and Skills Council in 2009-10 is planned to be allocated to (a) adult Level 2 and adult first Level 2 courses, (b) adult first Level 2 and adult first Level 3 courses, (c) adult Level 2 and adult first Level 2 courses for 19 to 24 year olds and (d) adult Level 3 and adult first Level 3 courses for 19 to 24 year olds. [296876]
Kevin Brennan: The Learning and Skills Council Grant Letter 2009-10 sent in November 2008 sets out planned expenditure across our funding priorities based on estimated volumes of activity.
A copy of this letter is available publicly at the following address:
http://www.dius.gov.uk/news_and_speeches/press_releases/~/media/publications/L/LSC_GRANT_LETTER_ FINAL_18_NOV
Estimated spend for all adults in 2009-10, through the Adult Learner Responsive (ALR) budget is £259 million for full level 2 qualifications and £379 million for full level 3 qualifications.
Within the ALR budget we provide full funding for adults to gain their first full level 2 and full level 3 (for those aged 19 to 25 years) qualification so that they do not have to pay course fees.
The actual amount spent at each level and on particular age groups will depend on learner and throughout the year.
Higher Education
Mr. Evans: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what estimate he has made of (a) the greatest, (b) the lowest and (c) the average number of hours spent by an undergraduate in contact with teaching staff at institutions of tertiary education in each year since 1997; [298417]
(2) how many hours of contact time with education staff his Department uses to define full-time study in institutions of tertiary education; [298418]
(3) what criteria institutions of tertiary education use to define student-faculty contact time. [298419]
Mr. Lammy:
Full-time higher education is not defined in terms of hours of contact time between students and
academic staff and no information is held centrally on contact hours for higher education courses.
It is for higher education institutions (HEIs) as autonomous organisations to define the amount of student contact time with teaching staff, including lectures, group or individual tuition, online or distance learning; and other planned discussion time about academic work.
Contact time will also vary depending on the subject, course content and nature of delivery.
As we set out in the HE Framework, "Higher Ambitions," published on 3 November, the Government expect HEIs to make transparent information available for students, so they have a better understanding of what to expect before they choose a course. This information should include the number and nature of the contact hours they should have for each course, the amount of personal learning which will be required, and the academic support which will be available from staff.
Higher Education: Historic Buildings
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which universities received Higher Education Funding Council for England funds to support old and historic buildings as a fixed targeted allocation in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [298723]
Mr. Lammy: The institutions eligible for this funding stream in 2009/10 are:
Anglia Ruskin University
Aston University
Bath Spa University
University of Bedfordshire
Birkbeck College
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln
University of Bolton
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Brunei University
Buckinghamshire New University
University of Cambridge
Institute of Cancer Research
Canterbury Christ Church University
University of Central Lancashire
Central School of Speech and Drama
University of Chester
University of Chichester
City University, London
University of Cumbria
De Montfort University
University of Derby
University of Durham
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Southampton
Southampton Solent University
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey
University of Teesside
Thames Valley University
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
University College London
University of Warwick
University of West of England, Bristol
University of Westminster
University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
Writtle College
University of York
York St. John University.
Higher Education: Intellectual Property
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent research his Department has undertaken into assistance given to universities in exploiting intellectual property. [297859]
Mr. Lammy: In the year since my hon. Friend last asked me this question, I am pleased to say that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its predecessor have published Professor Paul Wellings' report on Intellectual Property and Research Benefits, and HEFCE have released an independent Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Role of Third Stream Funding. A report on Metrics for the Evaluation of Knowledge Transfer Activities at Universities, funded by HEFCE and the Research Councils, has been published by Library House. The Higher Education Business Community Interaction Survey for 2007-08 was released in July 2009 showing a continued increase in income from IP. This has been supported in England by the Higher Education Innovation Fund.
Higher Education: Peterborough
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged (a) 21 years and under and (b) over 21 years old in each socio-economic group resident in (i) Peterborough constituency and (ii) Peterborough City Council area attended university in each of the last five years. [297799]
Mr. Lammy: The latest available information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency is shown in tables 1 and 2.
The figures are for full-time undergraduate entrants as socio-economic class information is not available for part-time higher education students. Figures are provided for entrants aged under 21, and 21 and over, as socio-economic class data has a different basis for these two distinct age groups. Socio-economic class is based on occupation information: those aged under 21 provide their parent's occupation, and those aged 21 and over provide their own occupation.
Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2010.
| Table 1: Full-time undergraduate entrants from Peterborough parliamentary constituency( 1) , by age and socio-economic classification( 2) , UK higher education institutions( 3) , academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08 | ||||||||||
| Socio-economic classification | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | |||||
| <21 | 21+ | <21 | 21+ | <21 | 21+ | <21 | 21+ | <21 | 21+ | |
| (1) The table does not include entrants where the constituency of the student cannot be established due to missing or invalid information. (2 )This field collects the socio-economic classification of students participating in HE if 21 or over at the start of their course or parental classification if under 21. (3 )Figures exclude the Open university due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants across the time series. (4 )Covers students whose socio-economic classification was missing, not classified or 'Never worked and long-term unemployed'. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded up or down to the nearest five, therefore components may not sum to totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency. | ||||||||||
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