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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 January 2004. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Thursday, 15 January 2004 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, how many schools applied in the latest round for engineering specialist status; how many were successful; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures. (Holding answer 8 January 2004).
Answer

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools applied in the latest round for engineering specialist status; how many were successful; and if he will make a statement. [146500] Mr. Miliband: [holding answer 8 January 2004]: 17 schools applied for the engineering specialism in the last round of applications for specialist college status, which closed on 17 October 2003. Assessment of the 393 applications received is continuing and an announcement will be made in approximately one month.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146500; 416 c900W;416 c898W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Engineering Schools Specialist schools
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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