Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 March 2003. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 March 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the annual cost of compliance with access regulation requirements falling on the higher education sector. (Info in Library Dep 03/709).

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the annual cost of compliance with access regulation requirements falling on the higher education sector. [100302] Margaret Hodge: The last review on regulatory requirements falling on the higher education sector was carried out by the Better Regulation Task Force. I am placing a copy of the report in the House Library for reference. From this month, Professor VandeLinde, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, will be chairing a task force to ensure that the burden of bureaucracy in higher education is reduced and kept to a minimum. The task force will help to ensure that significant new initiatives such as access regulation, will not place any disproportionate new burden on the sector.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 100302; 400 c1141W;400 c1131W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Administration Costs Bureaucracy Higher education Standards Regulation
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk