§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what consultations have taken place between her Department and Oxford Brookes university about the proposed closure of the university's courses in geology, civil engineering and geotechnics, mapping and cartography; and when she was informed of the proposed closures. [44081]
§ Margaret HodgeNo such consultation has taken place. The Secretary of State is aware of the proposed course closures, but these are matters for the university to determine, in discussion with the Higher Education Funding Council for England.