§ Shona McIsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people have received the education maintenance allowance in north east Lincolnshire. [82920]
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§ Margaret HodgeThe number of students in North East Lincolnshire receiving an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in each academic year, since the pilot began, is set out in the table.
Academic year Number of students receiving EMA payments 2000–01 733 2001–02 11,344 2002–03 11,041 1 Includes students who started courses in the previous year.