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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Bryan Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for the last three years for which figures are available (a) the total number and (b) the total value in current prices, of section 2 discretionary awards made to (i) post-graduate students, (ii) students aged 16 to 18 years undertaking further education and (iii) students aged 19 years and over undertaking further education, in each Government region. [15447] Mr. Forth: The information requested is given in the following tables. 1. Section 2 discretionary awards to post-graduate students Academic years 1992-93 to 1994-95 by Government Office Region in England and in Wales{1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of awards (000s) Total expenditure £ million{2} 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 North East 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.3 North West 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 Merseyside 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 East Midlands 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 West Midlands 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.4 0.3 South West 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 Eastern 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 London 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.5 South East 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.6 Wales 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Made by local education authorities in each region to students normally domiciled in their area. {2} In 1996-97 prices using the GDP deflator for each year for fee expenditure and the RPI (excluding mortgage interest payments) of September of each year for maintenance expenditure. 2. Section 2 discretionary awards to further education students aged 16 to 18 years{1} Academic years 1992-93 to 1994-95 by Government Office Region in England and in Wales{2} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of awards (000s) Total expenditure £ million{3} 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 North East 2.9 7.0 7.1 1.4 4.4 3.3 North West 11.9 20.8 20.6 4.8 9.8 8.6 Merseyside 4.1 3.3 3.7 1.8 1.9 1.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 17.0 13.2 13.1 5.3 5.0 4.9 East Midlands 11.9 6.0 5.9 4.2 3.8 2.8 West Midlands 6.3 7.1 8.6 2.6 2.2 2.6 South West 9.4 11.5 10.7 6.1 6.6 5.8 Eastern 8.7 7.1 7.8 6.2 5.0 5.2 London 9.2 12.5 12.7 4.2 5.0 5.3 South East 11.6 22.2 22.4 4.3 8.7 8.8 Wales 13.9 14.0 13.5 7.0 3.9 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Data on awards to 16 to 18 year olds were collected only for awards made at less than 50 per cent. of the mandatory rate in 1992-93; Table 3 may include some awards made at more than 50 per cent. of the mandatory rate to 16 to 18 year olds although, in general, full value awards (made at 50 to 100 per cent. of the mandatory rate) are made to students over 19 years old. {2} Made by local education authorities in each region to students normally domiciled in their area. {3} In 1992-97 prices using the GDP deflator for each year for fee expenditure and the RPI (excluding mortgage interest payments) of September of each year for maintenance expenditure. 3. Section 2 discretionary awards to further education students aged 19 years and over{1} Academic years 1992-93 to 1994-95 by Government Office Region in England and in Wales{2} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of awards (000s) Total expenditure £ million{3} 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 North East 4.1 4.4 3.6 7.7 5.7 4.1 North West 16.9 10.5 7.4 18.8 13.7 9.3 Merseyside 2.5 2.4 1.8 5.2 3.9 2.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 12.7 11.1 5.9 21.2 13.4 9.0 East Midlands 11.3 15.0 4.3 16.5 10.2 5.8 West Midlands 3.5 4.1 3.4 5.9 4.5 3.2 South West 11.9 9.6 4.3 23.0 11.1 6.3 Eastern 6.1 6.7 6.0 12.1 8.3 7.2 London 3.2 2.9 2.2 6.4 4.5 3.9 South East 9.6 10.3 10.1 16.8 16.2 14.0 Wales 6.7 5.2 4.4 8.0 6.3 3.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Data on awards to 16 to 18 year olds were collected only for awards made at less than 50 per cent. of the mandatory rate in 1992-93; Table 3 may include some awards made at more than 50 per cent. of the mandatory rate to 16 to 18 year olds although, in general, full value awards (made at 50 to 100 per cent. of the mandatory rate) are made to students over 19 years old. {2} Made by local education authorities in each region to students normally domiciled in their area. {3} In 1996-97 prices using the GDP deflator for each year for fee expenditure and the RPI (excluding mortgage interest payments) of September of each year for maintenance expenditure.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

290 c264-6W; 15447

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Further education Grants Economic regions Wales Students Postgraduate education

Contains statistics

Yes