§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the Students' Charter was last revised; and if he will make a statement. [137877]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Charter for Higher Education was published in 1993 by the last Government and an addendum was produced in 1997. The document is now obsolete and no longer issued by the Department. Information about students' general entitlements and responsibilities while at university is best prepared at a local level, allowing it to be tailored to reflect the circumstances of the particular institution. Many universities do publish charter-type documents of their own and there are no plans to republish a central document. In addition, our proposals for improving student information mean that institutions will be publishing far more information than ever before about the quality and standards of their provision.