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Economics of higher, further and technical education inquiry

Inquiry by the Economic Affairs Committee, 20 July 2017 to 20 July 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 10 October 2017: Rt Hon the Lord Willetts; Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Rt Hon the Lord Adonis.
  • 17 October 2017: Shakira Martin, President, National Union of Students; Hannah Morrish, Student Choice and Higher Education Lead, The Student Room; Martin Lewis OBE, Executive Chair, MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • 24 October 2017: Dr Andrew McGettigan, freelance writer and researcher on higher education policy; Dr Gavan Conlon, partner, London Economics.
  • 31 October 2017: Dr Simon Marginson, Director of the Centre for Higher Education, University College London; Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow; Professor Edward Byrne, President and Principal, King’s College London.
  • 7 November 2017: I: Professor Madeleine Atkins, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England; Dr Philippa Lloyd, Director General of Higher and Further Education, Department for Education; Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive Officer, Office for Students. II: James Bowler, Director General, Public Spending, HM Treasury; Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury.
  • 14 November 2017: I: Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice Chancellor, Buckingham University; Pam Tatlow, Chief Executive, MillionPlus; Professor Patrick Bailey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University. II: Professor Mike Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of Central Lancashire; Peter Horrocks CBE, Vice Chancellor, Open University; Professor David Latchman CBE, Master, Birkbeck University.
  • 28 November 2017: Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice-Chancellor and President, Brunel University; Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice Chancellor, Sheffield University; Professor Graham Virgo QC, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Cambridge University; Professor James Stirling, Provost, Imperial College London.
  • 5 December 2017: Professor Anna Vignoles, Lord Baker of Dorking and Baroness Wolf of Dulwich.
  • 16 January 2018: I: Dr Robert Hancké, Associate Professor, London School of Economics; Professor Ellen Hazelkorn, Director, Higher Education Policy Unit, Dublin Institute of Technology. II: Martin Donelan, Regional HR-UK, Rolls-Royce; Martin Hottass, UK Skills Partner, Siemens; Nigel Whitehead CBE, Group Management Director and Chief Technology Officer, BAE Systems.
  • 23 January 2018: I: Mr Giles Derrington, techUK; Mr Russ Shaw, Tech London Advocates; Mr Matthew Houlihan, Cisco UK and Ireland. II: Mr Seamus Nevin, Institute of Directors; Ms Anna Purchas, KPMG.
  • 6 February 2018: I: Julian Gravatt, Assistant CEO, Association of Colleges; Richard Atkins CBE, Further Education Commissioner, Department for Education; Alun Francis, Principal and Chief Executive, Oldham College. II: Eileen Milner, Chief Executive and Accounting Officer, Education and Skills Funding Agency; Sue Husband, Director, National Apprenticeship Service; Peter Mucklow, Director, Intervention and Young People’s Funding Group, Education and Skills Funding Agency.
  • 27 February 2018: I: Professor Alison Fuller, Pro-Director, Research and Development, Institute of Education, University College London; Dr Hilary Steedman, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics; Mr Antony Jenkins, Chair, Institute for Apprenticeships. II: Professor Sir Alan Tuckett, Professor of Education, University of Wolverhampton; Professor Ewart Keep, Director, Oxford University, Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance; Mr Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute.
  • 13 March 2018: The Rt Hon Anne Milton MP, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills; Mr Sam Gyimah MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation.