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HANSARDEducationSeparately, regulations 28 and 32 amend the Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 and the Education (Individual Pupil…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEducationSeparately, regulations 28 and 32 amend the Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 and the Education (Individual Pupil…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEducationThe amendments have been made with the intention to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden on charities and ensure that the OfS has a sufficient regulatory relationship…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCompetitiveness CouncilThe Internal Market and Industry Day of the Competitiveness Council will take place on 27 May 2019. Katrina Williams, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the…22 May 2019HANSARD EducationI beg to move, That the draft Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 29 April, be approved. It…15 May 2019HANSARD EducationThe section 3 regulations the hon. Gentleman mentioned in his earlier contribution were debated at the time of the regulations. The consequential provisions substitute the OfS for…15 May 2019HANSARD EducationI thank hon. Members for participating in this debate. I shall try to respond briefly to the points that have been raised. I thank the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw…15 May 2019HANSARDEducationFrom the international perspective of the United Kingdom’s universities, I entirely agree that we now have the highest ever number of applicants from foreign countries— about 134…09 May 2019HANSARDEducationFrom the international perspective of the United Kingdom’s universities, I entirely agree that we now have the highest ever number of applications from foreign countries—about…09 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019.…08 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019A total 54 organisations representing higher education organisations responded to the consultation. On the specifics relating to disabled students, I will be happy to write to my…08 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I have not seen the report or been made aware of its being fully delivered. All I know is that any decisions that will need to be taken on this interim report into the overall…08 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I am unable to comment on decisions that may yet have to be taken. I expect a report of this magnitude to be published and, when it is, I am keen to ensure that the sector—as I…08 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I thank hon. Members for their participation in the debate. The hon. Member for Blackpool South said he wanted to probe me properly, and indeed he did. I was also suitably amended…08 May 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I am humbled by my right hon. Friend’s intervention. I am sorry to detain the Committee by giving a rather lengthy answer, but I thought it was important to do so. Ultimately, the…08 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019I can certainly write to the hon. Lady with details of the number of providers that took part in the consultation and their size, but it is important to look at the cost per…01 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019It is important, because this is about the scope of the OfS. Our debate today has focused simply on the financial role of the OfS in regulating universities. It also has a role in…01 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019Without getting into a wider debate about access to university finance, we are talking about 0.1% of universities’ income. Not all income is simply from university student…01 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019To conclude my remarks, it is in every student’s interests that higher education is well regulated, and the OfS has been set up to act in their interests. While HE providers are…01 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019Taxpayer.01 May 2019