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Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Qualifications (23 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many students (a) commenced and (b) completed HNC/HND qualification courses in each year since 2000; (2) how many students (a) commenced and (b) completed a foundation degree course in each year since 2000.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Carers: Training (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much expenditure has been assigned to cover the costs of the £500 training entitlement for carers and adults on the working tax credit, as referred to in the New Opportunities White Paper, Cm 7533.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Disabled (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which organisations representing disabled people Ministers in his Department have met in 2009; and with which of those organisations the delays in the payment of student loans and grants was discussed.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Government Assistance (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many career development loans are expected to be made available in the (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 academic year.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Admissions (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many of the 10,000 additional student places available in 2010-11 will be for first-year students.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Train to Gain Programme (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Learning and Skills Council on shifting funding for Train to Gain spending from an academic year to a financial year.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Vocational Training (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the timetable is for the national roll-out of skills accounts; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (12 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many students have switched from a Tier 4 visa to a Tier 2 visa since 2008.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: British-Israel Research and Academic Exchange (11 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many UK-based academics have participated in the British-Israel Research and Academic Exchange (BIRAX) scheme since 2008; and what level of funding has been provided by his Department for the scheme.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education (11 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many higher education students have been studying in further education colleges in each of the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education (11 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many foundation degrees in each subject have been awarded in each year since they began, broken down by subject area.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Learning and Skills Council: Consultants (10 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) paid (a) Fishburn Hedges, (b) John Barnes and (c) Ian McMillan as part of the Get on competition on football chants, as referred to in the LSC's press release of 13 August 2009.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Disabled (3 Nov 2009)

David Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students in each region have received disabled students' allowance in each year since its introduction.