Written question asked by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2005. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Thursday, 24 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of school leavers entered higher education in (a) 1997 and (b) 2004, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

Answer: Mr. Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of school leavers entered higher education in (a) 1997 and (b) 2004, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [222857] Dr. Howells: The latest available figures on participation by constituency were published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in January in "Young Participation in England", which is available from their website at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ pubs/hefce/2005/05 03/. Participation rates for constituencies based on this work, showing figures for each year between 1997 and 2000, are given on the supporting POLAR website (www.hefce.ac.uk/polar).

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