Lord Judd askedHer Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to prevent an acute shortage of funding resulting in a reduction in the quality of human resources available to ensure the effectiveness of teaching and research in universities and higher education throughout the United Kingdom. [HL3259]
§ Baroness BlackstoneSince April 1998 the Government have increased planned funding for higher education in England by just over £1 billion, an uplift of 11 per cent in real terms over four years. Following the Joint Infrastructure Fund, the Government announced on 5 July 2000 support for research infrastructure amounting to a total of £1 billion over two years from 2002–03, jointly with the Wellcome Foundation. These are substantial sums which will enable universities to maintain the quality of both teaching and research.
Higher education elsewhere in the United Kingdom is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.