§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 4 February 2002,Official Report, column 718W, on higher education, which of the courses listed are carried out at universities and funded by HEFCE. [36014]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 13 February 2002] The Higher Education Funding Council for England funds all the courses cited in my reply of 4 February carried out at universities and colleges of higher education, provided they meet the HEFCE criteria for funding. The funding criteria can be found in HEFCE publication 01/52—Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey, and include, for example, that the course is open to any suitably qualified candidate and there is no duplication of HEFCE funding from any other public source.