§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo 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. ForthThe information requested is given in the following tables.
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3. Section 2 discretionary awards to further education students aged 19 years and over1 Academic years 1992–93 to 1994–95 by Government Office Region in England and in Wales2 Number of awards (000s) Total expenditure £ million3 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. 2Made 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.