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Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2010.

Full-time undergraduate entrants from Newcastle-upon-Tyne local authority( 1) by age and socio-economic classification( 2) , UK higher education institutions( 3) , academic year 2003/04 to 2007/08
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Socio-economic classification <21 21+ <21 21+ <21 21+ <21 21+ <21 21+

Higher managerial and professional occupations

220

20

200

15

200

20

205

25

230

15

Lower managerial and professional occupations

235

55

245

35

265

45

240

45

240

40

Intermediate occupations

100

45

85

30

95

35

110

50

100

35

Small employers and own account workers

65

10

65

0

60

10

70

5

60

5

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

40

5

40

5

40

5

40

0

30

5

Semi-routine occupations

85

45

75

45

90

35

110

35

115

35

Routine occupations

45

15

30

15

35

15

55

20

45

15

Total known

790

195

740

145

795

165

825

180

815

150

Missing(4)

180

325

190

375

235

365

265

320

215

320

(1) The table does not include entrants where the local authority 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 (HESA).

Water Treatment

Derek Twigg: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reasons water treatment cleaners and inhibitors are not included in the Better Regulation Executive's definition of a heating system; and if he will include them within the definition. [302091]

Mr. Ian Austin: I have been asked to reply.

The Better Regulation Executive does not deal with the definition of heating systems, but the Building Regulations (England and Wales) do address the installation of heating systems in buildings. Building Regulations guidance already calls for the application of water treatment cleaners and inhibitors when heating systems are installed in new and existing dwellings. The guidance does not extend to non-domestic buildings because the industry view is that water treatment in non-domestic buildings is already standard practice and regulation is unnecessary.

Women's Enterprise Taskforce

Mr. Prisk: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting held by the Women's Enterprise Task Force since its inception. [300270]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The minutes of the meetings of the Women's Enterprise Task Force will be put on their website at:

Women's Enterprise Taskforce: Expenditure

Mr. Prisk: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost to the public purse was of the Women's Enterprise Taskforce in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [300268]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The cost to the public purse of the Women's Enterprise Task Force for the years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 was £1,000, £38,000 and £54,000 respectively.

Mr. Prisk: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost was of (a) air tickets, (b) rail tickets, (c) taxi fares and (d) hotel rooms claimed by each member of the board of the Women's Enterprise Task Force in connection with the work of that taskforce in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [300269]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The costs for the years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were: nil, £1,030 and £1,400 respectively. These were met by the South East England Development Agency, who provided secretariat support to the taskforce. There are no plans to break down these costs further.


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