Higher Education (Hansard, 23 July 2004)

§ Mrs. Fitzsimons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of people from the constituency of Rochdale have participated in higher education in each year since 1997; and what percentage are of South Asian descent. [183535]

§ Alan Johnson
Participation rates are not calculated by the Department for each parliamentary constituency. The available information covering students domiciled in Rochdale constituency who are enrolled on a higher education course is given in the table. Enrolments by those of South Asian descent are not held centrally. The available information covers those of Asian descent.

Number¹ of HE enrolments at UK HE institutions by students
domiciled in Rochdale constituency and the percentage of Asian²
descent

Of which:

HE students Number with Percentage

Academic year from Rochdale known ethnicity Asian descent

1997/98 1,880 1,640 26

1998/99 1,935 1,695 27

1999/2000 2,155 1,925 28

2000/01 2,205 1,995 29

2001/02³ 2,435 2,210 30

2002/03 2,570 2,395 32

¹ Figures are rounded to the nearest 0 or 5.

² "Asian" includes the ethnic categories "Asian or Asian British—
Indian, Asian or Asian British—Bangladeshi", "Asian or Asian
British—Pakistani", Chinese/Other Ethnic Background—
Chinese', "Other Asian Background" and for 2001/02 onwards,
"Mixed—White and Asian".

³ In 2001/02 a more detailed ethnicity categorisation was
introduced by HESA which included new codes for those of mixed
ethnicity. Prior to 2001/02 we do not know if those in the category
"Mixed—White and Asian" would have classed themselves in the
"white" category or in one of the Asian categories. Thus, figures
for 2001/02 onwards may not be directly comparable with those
for earlier years.

Source:

Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

§ Mrs. Fitzsimons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average participation rate in higher education is of each parliamentary constituency; and what the average level of participation in higher education is of those of South Asian descent. [183536]
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§ Alan Johnson
Higher Education participation rates are not calculated by the Department at constituency level.
Information on HE participation by ethnic group is published in Table A1 of the publication "Why the Difference? A Closer Look at Higher Education Minority Ethnic Students and Graduates", copies of which can be downloaded from: http://www.employment-studies.co. uk/pubs/report.php?id = rr552

Number¹ of HE enrolments at UK HE institutions by students domiciled in Rochdale constituency and the percentage of Asian² descent
		Of which:
	HE students	Number with	Percentage
Academic year	from Rochdale	known ethnicity	Asian descent
1997/98	1,880	1,640	26
1998/99	1,935	1,695	27
1999/2000	2,155	1,925	28
2000/01	2,205	1,995	29
2001/02³	2,435	2,210	30
2002/03	2,570	2,395	32
¹ Figures are rounded to the nearest 0 or 5.
² "Asian" includes the ethnic categories "Asian or Asian British— Indian, Asian or Asian British—Bangladeshi", "Asian or Asian British—Pakistani", Chinese/Other Ethnic Background— Chinese', "Other Asian Background" and for 2001/02 onwards, "Mixed—White and Asian".
³ In 2001/02 a more detailed ethnicity categorisation was introduced by HESA which included new codes for those of mixed ethnicity. Prior to 2001/02 we do not know if those in the category "Mixed—White and Asian" would have classed themselves in the "white" category or in one of the Asian categories. Thus, figures for 2001/02 onwards may not be directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).