Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of employer-sponsored degrees in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2020-21

Forecasts of the number of employer-sponsored degrees are not available. The Government encourages close partnership between higher education providers and employers, including through degree apprenticeships. Through the Teaching Excellence Framework we will also encourage greater focus on employability in higher education.