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Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Thursday, 17 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2011. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Aimhigher Programme

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many potential students were reached by Aim Higher in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

[holding answer 22 March 2011]: Aimhigher is managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE have provided the following information on the number of potential students reached by Aimhigher.In 2009-10 Aimhigher reached 1,210,362 potential students. Due to changes in the monitoring procedures adopted by Aimhigher partnerships, comparable figures for previous years are not available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
48377; 525 c1298W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Aimhigher programme
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk