Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of universities on the proposed introduction of two year degree courses.

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State meets with representatives of universities regularly to discuss the Department for Education agenda. I have discussed 2 year degree courses, in the context of discussions about accelerated degree courses, with representatives of several universities -including most recently Middlesex University and St Mary’s University Twickenham, both of whom are publicly funded providers of accelerated degrees.