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Education Maintenance Allowance

Answer

This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, which operates education maintenance allowances for the DfES and holds the information about take-up of the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council's chief executive, has written to the hon. Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 20 December 2005:"I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question that asked ““how many young people in Gravesham have been granted an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)?””""Information on the number of young people who have applied, enrolled and received EMA is available at Local Authority level, but not at constituency level. The information relates to academic years.""By the end of October 2005, 7,872 young people in the Kent Local Education Authority area had received one or more EMA payments in the academic year 2005/06 so far.""During the academic year 2004/05, 5,317 young people in the Kent Local Education Authority received one or more EMA payments""I hope this information is helpful and addresses your question. If you would like further details please contact Chris Bradley at the LSC National Office on 0114 207 4512 or christopher. bradley@lsc.gov.uk"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

441 c827W; 32631

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Further education Education maintenance allowance Young people Gravesham

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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