Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 February 2005. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005 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 and what proportion of those in receipt of Education Maintenance Allowance in England are studying in (a) schools, (b) further education colleges, (c) sixth form colleges, (d) private schools and (e) institutions which are not recognised education providers; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of those in receipt of education maintenance allowance in England are studying in (a) schools, (b) further education colleges, (c) sixth form colleges, (d) private schools and (e) institutions which are not recognised education providers; and if she will make a statement. [209600] Dr. Howells: As of the 6 January 2005 there were 262,823 young people who had received an EMA payment. Of these 167,353 (67.3 per cent.) attended FE colleges and 6th form colleges, 86,054 (32.7 per cent.) attended schools, and 5,443 (2.1 per cent.) were studying in independent and special schools. The remaining 3,973 (1.5 per cent.) students study with a range of institutions including dance and drama schools, outreach providers, charities and specialist institutions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 209600; 430 c804W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Finance Further education Education maintenance allowance Private education Recipients Schools Students Sixth form colleges
Contains statistics: Yes
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