§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the take-up was of Education Maintenance Awards in Stoke-on-Trent for 1999–2000. [111694]
§ Mr. WicksThe number of students being paid the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in Stoke-on-Trent to 21 January 2000 was 1,276.
We are very encouraged by the way the scheme is running in Stoke. Already, it is making a real difference to the life chances of many young people there.