§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many places are available under the assisted places scheme in each local authority area for 1988–89; and how many applications have been received in each area.
§ Mr. DunnThe present number of assisted places available by reference to local authority area for take-up in September 1988 is as listed. We are currently considering how the assisted places scheme will be expanded in line with our manifesto commitment. Information regarding applications for assisted places is not collected centrally.
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Assisted places available for take-up in 1988–89 11–13 VI form Total Barking 14 5 19 Barnet — — — Bexley — — — Brent — — — Bromley 37 10 47 Croydon 89 20 109 Ealing 28 10 38 Enfield — — — Haringey 7 5 12 Harrow 31 6 37 Havering — — — Hillingdon 7 3 10 Hounslow — — — Kingston-upon-Thames 25 5 30 Merton 26 10 36 Newham — — — Redbridge 30 10 40 Richmond-upon-Thames 61 15 76 Sutton 12 5 17 Waltham Forest 21 5 26 Inner London 468 90 558 Birmingham 67 10 77 Coventry 35 5 40 Dudley — — — Sandwell — — — Solihull — — — Walsall — — — Wolverhampton 45 5 50 Knowsley — — — Liverpool 105 15 120 St. Helens — — — Sefton 101 15 116 Wirral 140 20 160 Bolton 76 10 86 Bury 65 10 75 Manchester 140 23 163 Oldham 60 10 70 Rochdale — — — Salford — — — Stockport 60 10 70 Tameside — — — Trafford 28 10 38 Wigan — — — Barnsley — — — Doncaster — — — Rotherham — — — Sheffield 16 5 21 Bradford 40 — 40 Calderdale — — —
11–13 VI form Total Kirklees 40 5 45 Leeds 78 15 93 Wakefield 47 10 57 Gateshead — — — Newcastle upon Tyne 145 25 170 North Tyneside — — — South Tyneside — — — Sunderland — — — Isles of Scilly — — — Avon 218 57 275 Bedfordshire 80 12 92 Berkshire 48 20 68 Buckinghamshire — 3 3 Cambridgeshire 97 22 119 Cheshire 58 15 73 Cleveland — — — Cornwall 25 10 35 Cumbria 25 14 39 Derbyshire 36 15 51 Devon 113 19 132 Dorset 30 10 40 Durham — — — East Sussex 55 15 70 Essex 56 20 76 Gloucestershire 5 5 10 Hampshire 216 40 256 Hereford and Worcester 119 21 140 Hertfordshire 143 46 189 Humberside 48 8 56 Isle of Wight — — — Kent 51 27 78 Lancashire 143 31 174 Leicestershire 44 12 56 Lincolnshire 35 10 45 Norfolk 48 12 60 North Yorkshire 30 7 37 Northamptonshire 45 10 55 Northumberland — — — Nottinghamshire 50 10 60 Oxfordshire 86 23 109 Salop 14 5 19 Somerset 82 23 105 Staffordshire 86 9 95 Suffolk 68 22 90 Surrey 123 55 178 Warwickshire 55 10 65 West Sussex — — — Wiltshire 10 — 10 ENGLAND 4,486 1,020 5,506