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Higher Education: Northamptonshire

Volume 487: debated on Thursday 29 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what consideration the Higher Education Funding Council for England will give to the effect on local area regeneration of establishing a university in north Northamptonshire. (252891)

The Higher Education Funding Council for England will shortly publish its criteria for the assessment of proposals for new higher education centres. In our new “University Challenge” policy document launched last year we set out the full range of benefits which such centres can bring to local communities, including local and regional regeneration. The strongest proposals for new centres should be able to demonstrate the full range of benefits which our policy is designed to promote.