{"value":{"id":433136,"askingMemberId":4046,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2015-11-30T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2015-12-03T00:00:00","uin":"18155","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish guidance for higher education institutions on how Student Opportunity Fund monies are allocated.","answeringBodyId":26,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4039,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2015-12-03T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is responsible for decisions on how the student opportunity fund is allocated to higher education institutions, and for publishing associated guidance.</p><p>The Government issues a grant letter to HEFCE outlining Government’s priorities for expenditure through the teaching grant, including on widening access. This will take account of the announcements made in the Spending Review.</p><p><strong></strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Higher Education: Admissions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/433136","method":"GET"}]}