§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students from Herefordshire are in receipt of grants for(a) full-time higher or further education and (b) part-time higher or further education; and if he will make a statement. [80262]
§ Mr. MudieThe numbers of higher and further education awards in payment by Herefordshire Local Education Authority during the academic year 1997–98, the latest year for which figures are available, are shown in the table:
Number of higher education 1 and further education2 awards made by Herefordshire3 academic year 1997–984 Number Full-time Higher Education awards 2,541 Part-time Higher Education awards 98 Further Education awards5 687 1 Includes mandatory awards to personally eligible students attending full-time or sandwich courses leading to a first degree or comparable qualification, DipHE or HND courses and courses of initial teacher training; discretionary awards to students on courses eligible for mandatory awards but who do not fulfil the criteria for personal eligibility made under Section 1(6) of the Education Act 1962; and discretionary awards made under Section 2 of the Education Act 1962. Apart from certain courses of initial teacher training, only courses of full-time study are eligible for mandatory awards. 2Discretionary awards made under Section 2 of the Education Act 1962. 3Awards made to students normally domiciled in Herefordshire. 4Data for 1997–98 are provisional. 5Data are not collected separately for full-time and part-time awards.