§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received on the Higher Education White Paper proposals for regional centres for knowledge transfer. [137876]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has been seeking views on the knowledge transfer proposals in the Higher Education White Paper through its consultation on the future development of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). This included the role of knowledge exchanges to spread good practice in interactions between higher education and business at regional level. The consultation exercise closed on 24 October and the HEIF 2 guidance is currently being reviewed in the light of the responses received.