HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 cc207-8W
Mr. Harry Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many full-time students in higher education are in receipt of the following levels of grant from Derbyshire county council:(a) maximum grants, (b) minimum grants and (c) grants over the minimum and below the maximum levels presented in deciles.

Mr. Jackson

The available data are as follows:

Mandatory Awards (Derbyshire LEA) 1986–87
Student numbers Percentage of award holders
Full maintenance 1 1931 31.5
Maintenance reduced by Assessment
(i) Numbers of dependent students with Parental Contributions of:
Under £200 457 7.5
£201-£400 438 7.2
£401-£600 381 6.2
£601-£800 345 5.6
£801-£1,000 286 4.7
£1,001-£1,200 250 4.1
£1,201-£1,400 233 3.8
£1,401-£1,600 144 2.4
£1,601-£1,800 138 2.3
£1,801-£2,000 89 1.5
over £2,001 55 0.9
(ii) Independent students 105 1.7
2Nil maintenance 1 1,271 20.8
1Includes dependent and independent students.
2The minimum grant was abolished with effect from 1985–86. For these students only the course fees are paid.

education authorities the power to provide non-educational provision, including speech therapy, for children with statements of special educational need. It remains however the duty of the district health authority to provide speech therapy under the National Health Service Act 1977.