Written Question
Thursday 1st February 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the findings of the University Partnerships Programme Foundation and Social Market Foundation report On course for success? Student retention at university with particular reference to the conclusion that students from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to drop out.
Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
The government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education (HE), irrespective of their background. Entry rates to full-time HE for 18 year olds from all ethnic groups increased in 2017, reaching the highest recorded numbers.
There is, however, more to do to ensure that students, including disadvantaged and black and minority ethnic students, are supported both to access higher education and also to participate and succeed. That is why we have taken a number of actions on this.
From April 2018, Access Agreements will be extended and become Access and Participation Plans. This recognises the importance of HE providers supporting both access and participation, including non-continuation and non-completion of courses, and student success for disadvantaged groups. Additionally, the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework will use non-continuation rates as a core metric when ascribing Gold, Silver or Bronze status to individual universities. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-excellence-and-student-outcomes-framework-specification. Furthermore, the new Transparency Condition created by the Higher Education and Research Act will require many HE providers to publish their completion rates broken down by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background. Making this data public will expose those providers who are underperforming in this area.
The new regulator for HE, the Office for Students, will also have a statutory duty to have regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the whole student lifecycle for disadvantaged and traditionally under-represented groups, not just access.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Nov 2017
Social Mobility
"My Lords, the Social Mobility Commission found that many minority communities were being left behind and made many specific recommendations in that regard. One concerns Muslim women, particularly those from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities, who do very well in education and go on to university but are less likely to …..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
Young Carers
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that children and young people who care for family members are identified and supported...."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Mar 2017
Young Carers
"I think the Minister for that response. Is he aware of any more accurate figures of the sheer numbers of children and young people who care for family members with disabilities and those with mental disabilities? Barnardo’s has estimated that it is somewhere in the region of 200,000, possibly more. …..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 3rd November 2016
Asked by:
Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to recognise civil partnerships granted by the government of the Isle of Man to opposite sex couples who are resident in the UK.
Answered by Lord Nash
The 2004 Civil Partnership Act created civil partnerships for same sex couples only. The Act sets out how such relationships entered into outside the UK will be treated. It lists overseas relationships that will be treated as civil partnerships in the UK. It also sets out the conditions that, if met, will result in a relationship entered into elsewhere - but not included in the list - being treated as a civil partnership here.
As opposite sex couples cannot lawfully register a civil partnership here, the Act provides that couples registering a relationship overseas are not to be treated as having formed a civil partnership if, at the time the relationship was formed, they were not of the same sex.
This rule applies in the same way wherever a couple registers their relationship, and treats UK nationals and couples from elsewhere in the same way. It means that an opposite sex civil partnership registered in the Isle of Man is not treated as a civil partnership as a matter of UK law.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
Care Leavers: Life Chances
"My Lords, local authorities that have responsibility for these children are usually the largest employers in their area. Like all parents, they should take more responsibility in ensuring that these children and young people have access to apprenticeships and jobs and have a future. Many do not do this, although …..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2016
Schools: Funding
"My Lords, does the Minister think that the very high salaries paid in some instances to the heads of academy chains—some are reportedly paid three times as much as the Prime Minister—is a good use of public funds?..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Jun 2015
Childcare: Early-years Funding
"Will the Minister give an assurance that there will be monitoring of whether children from the most disadvantaged families are able to benefit from this scheme?..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Mar 2015
Child Exploitation in Oxfordshire
"My Lords, the Minister referred to local authority councillors and how they should be at the forefront of making sure that this sort of practice is mitigated and investigated properly. Is he satisfied that local authority councillors are given proper training and made to understand that they have the responsibilities …..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Schools: Faith Schools and Free Schools
"My Lords, given the concerns recently raised by some free faith schools which have cropped up in recent years, is it not time to have a bit of an evaluation of faith schools and their place in our society rather than rolling out even more?..."Baroness Hussein-Ece - View Speech
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