Higher Education: Peterborough Mr. Stewart Jackson To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what percentage of young people from each ward in the Peterborough city council area undertook (a) degrees and (b) other advanced courses at university in each of the last five years. Bill Rammell The latest available information is shown in the table. Figures for 2006/07 will be available in January 2008. Figures are not available at ward level therefore the information in the table is for Peterborough local authority. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Level of study| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Academic year |First Degree |Other Undergraduate| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001/02 |595 |60| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002/03 |470 |90| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003/04 |535 |80| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004/05 |490 |170| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005/06 |595 |120| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Young refers to undergraduates aged 20 and under.2 Excludes the Open University.Note:The figures are on a HESA Standard Registration Population basis and are rounded to the nearest 5. They cover students on all modes of study.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Government's main measure of participation in higher education is the Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR). This is the sum of the HE initial participation rates for individual ages between 17 and 30 inclusive. It covers English- domiciled first time entrants to HE courses, which are expected to last for at least six months, at UK higher education institutions and English, Scottish and Welsh further education colleges, and who remain on their course for at least six months. The HEIPR is not available for smaller areas.