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23 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We looked at claims on: how many students fully repay their tuition fees, how many drop out of university, and how many refugees are coming to the UK.

23 February 2018

6% of young first-time students drop out of university after their first year

Overall, mature students are more likely to drop out of full-time degrees than younger students, and disadvantaged students are more likely than their peers to drop out.

23 February 2018

About 17% of students are forecast to fully pay back their loans

Most students won’t back their loans in full. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that around 83% of graduates will see at least part of their debt written off.

21 February 2018

How much meat do we eat?

A range of surveys suggest 2-3% of the UK is vegetarian, and household consumption of meat has fallen in recent years.

19 February 2018

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

A survey of around 60 GPs found that 6% of appointments could have been dealt with at home or at a pharmacy, but we can’t say if it’s an accurate estimate for all GP appointments.

16 February 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

We factchecked claims on: schools rated outstanding by Ofsted, exam stress in schools, spending on adult skills, and defence spending over time.

16 February 2018

Spending for adult skills fell by 40% between 2010 and 2015

This funding pays for “further education” such as classroom and workplace learning for people aged 19 and over.

16 February 2018

Exam stress for school children

Exam stress clearly affects children in the UK, and there’s some evidence from counselling services and school leaders that it’s a growing problem.

16 February 2018

Government defence spending is 2% of GDP

In 2015, the Conservative government pledged to spend 2% of GDP on the armed forces budget in every year that decade. It has never been below this level on record.

16 February 2018

Nearly 2 million more children are in good or outstanding schools since 2010

An increasing proportion of children are in ‘good’ schools, while a decreasing proportion are in ‘requires improvement’ schools.

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BBC Question Time: factchecked

6% of young first-time students drop out of university after their first year

About 17% of students are forecast to fully pay back their loans

How much meat do we eat?

Could 18 million GP appointments be seen by pharmacists?

BBC Question Time: factchecked

Spending for adult skills fell by 40% between 2010 and 2015

Exam stress for school children

Government defence spending is 2% of GDP

Nearly 2 million more children are in good or outstanding schools since 2010

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