United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18813
Higher Education: Admissions
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4 December 2015
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9 December 2015 · Answer
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Education
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9 December 2015
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department is making on doubling the proportion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020.
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4 December 2015
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department is making on doubling the proportion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020.
Source: Commons
9 December 2015
Answer
We have taken significant steps to widen participation in higher education. In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers, enabling more people than ever before to benefit from higher education. We have also established a stronge...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-12-04/18813
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/434190
- uk · wq-434190 · source updated 9 December 2015