§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to reflect greater selectivity in the research authorities of the higher education sector, with particular reference to those rating above 5. [99561]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIn "The Future of Higher Education" we announced our intention to identify the very best of the Departments rated 5⋆ in the last Research Assessment Exercise and give them an uplift in funding over the next three years in order to focus resources on the strongest performers. We are asking the Higher Education Funding Council for England to consider how best to implement this proposal.