To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the milestones for assessing progress in widening participation referred to on page 19 of Widening Participation in Higher Education are which he intends to set out in guidance to the Office of Fair Access for it to apply to individual universities; and whether admissions from (a) type of schools and (b) family social class are to play a part in such milestones. [115686]
The milestones used in the access agreement will be determined by each institution and not by my RHF. It will be for each institution to decide on the milestones that are appropriate to its circumstances. As we have explained in Widening Participation in Higher Education, no single indicator can give a rounded view of progress towards widening participation and the institution will be able to draw on a range of data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to assess the compatibility of the statement of principles of the Office of Fair Access with the European Convention on Human Rights, with special reference to the right to education. [115687]
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State is confident that the proposal to create the Office for Fair Access is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.