HC Deb 11 March 2004 vol 418 cc1731-2W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the quality of provision by the Isle of Wight college since publication of the statement by the Baroness Blackstone contained in the Department of Education and Skills press notices 1999/0212. [160272]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 10 March 2004]: The Isle of Wight College recovery plan has been effectively implemented and the college now offers good quality courses across a wide provision to serve the needs of the local community. The college was inspected under the Common Inspection Framework in October 2003 and

UK domiciled 18-year-old applicants, accepted through UCAS with deferred entry
Year of

application

 Total accepted

applicants

 Total accepted

on deferred

basis

 Percentage

deferred
2000/01 147,986 16,007 10.8
2001/02 156,790 18,840 12.0
2002/03 161,032 19,600 12.2
Source: UCAS