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London Metropolitan University
Questions
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to secure the future of London Metropolitan University. [HL3611]
The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson): We know of no threat to the future of London Metropolitan University.
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet senior staff at London Metropolitan University to discuss student numbers and funding. [HL3612]
Lord Drayson: It is an important principle set out in legislation (Sections 65(1) and 68(2b) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) that Ministers cannot intervene in the funding decisions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Ministers therefore have no role in decisions about student numbers and funding of individual universities.
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will appoint an independent committee to investigate the funding and administrative systems at London Metropolitan University. [HL3613]
Lord Drayson: The Government fully supported the funding council's decision to commission an independent review of its own handling of the situation at London Metropolitan University. It has also always been our view that a similar review should be conducted into the actions of the university itself, and that has been made clear in discussions with the funding council. The Government are therefore pleased that London Metropolitan has now commissioned Sir David Melville and Deloitte to conduct such a review. We believe that this must look at all aspects of what happened at London Metropolitan, including issues of governance.
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers they have to investigate claims made by London Metropolitan University for funds to finance students not undertaking courses. [HL3614]
Lord Drayson: Inappropriate claims for funding are a matter for the funding council to investigate. The funding council has an overriding duty to the taxpayer to reclaim funding that has been inappropriately claimed.
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to safeguard the future of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition at London Metropolitan University. [HL3615]
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Lord Drayson: Reclaiming of funding paid inappropriately to support teaching costs does not affect the funding that a university receives that is ring-fenced for research.
Asked by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to ensure the continuation of the work on nutritional standards for low income families being conducted by the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition at London Metropolitan University. [HL3616]
Lord Drayson: Reclaiming of funding paid inappropriately to support teaching costs does not affect the funding that a university receives that is ring-fenced for research.
NHS: Expenditure
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure on the National Health Service in each financial year from 1988-89 to 2007-08 at 1996-97 prices; how many completed hospital consultant episodes there were in each of those years; and what were the percentage NHS productivity changes in each of those years as calculated by the Office for National Statistics (or its predecessors). [HL4961]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham): Where possible, the requested data are given in tables 1, 2 and 3. Care should be taken in comparing data across time periods. As noted in footnotes, definitional changes make direct comparisons of data problematic.
| Table 1: National Health Service (NHS) Expenditure England (1988-89 to 2007-08) | |||
| Year | Net NHS Expenditure (4) £ billion | Net NHS Expenditure (in 1996-97 Prices)£ billion | |
- 4. Figures are not consistent over the period (1988-89 to 2007-08), therefore it is difficult to make comparisons across different periods.
- 8. Total Expenditure is calculated as the sum of revenue and capital expenditure net of non-trust depreciation and impairments. This is in line with HM Treasury Guidance.
- 1. Inpatients are defined as patients who are admitted to hospital and occupy a bed, including both admissions where an overnight stay is planned and day cases.
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