§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what information his Department collates on the resources of United Kingdom universities and colleges. [38879]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Department does not itself collate any information on the resources of universities and colleges. However the Higher Education Funding Council for England collates information on the resources and financial health of universities and colleges in England from copies of their annual audited financial statements and from other returns which are provided to it on a strictly confidential basis. The Council publishes summary information for the sector as a whole periodically.
Information on institutions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales and for Northern Ireland respectively.