§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many young people between the ages of 16 and 19 years have stayed on in full-time education as a result of the extra £60 million that was provided by the Government for local education authorities;
(2) how many local education authorities in England and Wales increased their expenditure on education 341W maintenance allowances for those aged 16 to 19 years as a result of the extra £60 million provided by the Government.
§ Mr. William SheltonIt will be some time before firm figures are available in respect of student numbers and local authority expenditure on discretionary maintenance allowances in 1982–83. Even then, the extra allocation will not be separately accounted for by authorities. There are indications that staying on at 16-plus is continuing to increase and the Government hope that the additional planned expenditure will assist authorities to cater for this demand.