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(ii) Meetings held between 4 August 2009 and 1 November 2009:


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(iii) Meetings held since 2 November 2009:


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Andrew George: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what evidence his Department holds on potential effects of implementation of the Competition Commission's proposals for a grocery supply ombudsman on (a) consumer prices, (b) consumer interests, (c) consumer choice, (d) viability of grocery suppliers, (e) liability of farmers and food growers , (f) economic sustainability of developing world suppliers and (g) product innovation. [309360]

Kevin Brennan: The Department has received a large number of representations including the above issues as part of the evidence gathered on potential effects of the Competition Commission's proposals for a grocery supply ombudsman.

Those representations, along with the Commission's careful analysis, will be taken into account when we reach our decision shortly.

Higher Education: Admissions

Tim Loughton: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what percentage of white (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals in their last year at school obtained a place at (i) university and (ii) a Russell Group university in (A) 1980 and (B) the most recent year for which figures are available. [310106]

Mr. Lammy: The following figures show pupils who were in English maintained schools and aged 15 at the start of academic years 2002/03 who progressed to HE by the age of 19 in 2006/07. 2005/06 is the earliest year for which these figures are available.

These figures have been estimated using matched data from the National Pupil Database, the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record and the Learning and Skills Council Individualised Learner Record. Figures for 2007/08 will be available in later in the year.

Estimates of the number and proportion of white female and male pupils aged 15 at the start of the 2002/03 academic year, in English maintained schools, who progressed to HE by the age of 19 in 2006/07
Young persons in UK HE( 1) of which Russell Group HEIs
FSM( 2) Non-FSM( 2) FSM Non-FSM

 Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

White females

2,600

10

71,000

35

200

1

14,200

7

White males

1,800

7

56,800

27

200

1

11,700

6

(1) Includes HE level courses at English further education colleges.
(2) FSM and non-FSM indicate receipt and non-receipt of free school meals respectively.
Note:
In 2002/03 there were 81,100 maintained school pupils aged 15 claiming free school meals. This represents around 14 per cent. of all pupils in English maintained schools.
Source:
Matched data from the National Pupil Database, the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record and the Learning and Skills Council Individualised Learner Record. All figures are estimates and numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100.

Higher Education: Overseas Students

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many non-EU overseas students discontinued an undergraduate or postgraduate course at a higher education institution in each of the last five academic years. [309804]

Mr. Lammy: The numbers of non-EU overseas undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at UK higher education institutions are provided in the table. Figures in the table indicate for what reason a student left an institution as recorded on the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record.


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Where information has been classified as missing the majority of instances are for students who continued into their next year of study at their higher education institution.


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Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available on 14 January 2010.

Non-EU overseas undergraduate and postgraduate enrolments( 1) by reason for leaving institution, UK higher education institutions, academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Reason for leaving UG PG UG PG UG PG UG PG UG PG

Completion of course

25,865

17,030

26,405

18,620

29,100

21,020

31,975

23,310

31,805

25,675

Other(2)

4,125

3,140

5,190

3,440

4,790

3,280

4,765

3,560

5,630

3,710

Unknown

250

165

300

240

220

180

180

160

170

115

Missing

65,020

81,655

66,415

82,515

65,100

83,365

65,980

90,645

66,845

95,695

Total

95,260

101,990

98,310

104,815

99,210

107,845

102,900

117,675

104,445

125,200

(1) Covers enrolments to full-time and part-time courses.
(2 )Other includes students who left an institution due to academic failure or left in bad standing; left due to health or financial reasons; left due to other personal reasons and dropped out; left due to other reasons; were excluded, went in to employment or were written off after a lapse of time.
Notes:
1. Figures are based on a HESA Standard Registration Population and have been rounded to the nearest five.
2. UG = Undergraduate
3. PG = Postgraduate.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record

Hotels

Mr. Drew: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many hotel room nights were booked by officials in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each year since 2007; and how much (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies have spent on fees of third party agents in relation to booking hotel accommodation in each such year. [309232]

Mr. McFadden: Following a machinery of government change the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was formed in June 2009. The following figures relate to the Departments before the merger.

The number of hotel room nights booked by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was:

The number of hotel room nights booked by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was:

All expenditure incurred is in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety. Hotel accommodation is provided through a cross-Government hotel booking agent, contracts awarded by Buying Solutions. Records of fees paid are not centrally recorded and to provide this information would entail disproportionate cost.

I have approached the chief executives of the Insolvency Service, Companies House, the National Measurement Office and the Intellectual Property Office and they will respond to you directly.

Letter from Peter Mason, dated 21 December 2009:

Letter from Gareth Jones, dated 8 January 2010:

Letter from Sean Dennehey, dated 21 December 2009:

Letter from Stephen Speed, dated 21 December 2009:

There are no fees paid to Hotelsmart.

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