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Written question asked by Lord Smith of Leigh (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 October 2002. It was answered by Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) on Thursday, 24 October 2002.


Ashton of Upholland, Baroness

Question
Whether the proposal from the Department for Education and Skills to use income support data to represent deprivation to determine need for education support grant takes account of the acknowledged regional variation and its impact on the reliability of the data. [HL 5974].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
639 c118WA; HL 5974
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Children Disadvantaged Income support Deprivation indicators Statistics