§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authorities follow procedures which enable them to pay the full three years disabled students' grant in a single lump sum.
§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, how many local education authorities have guidelines governing the award of disabled students' grants.
Mr. JacksonThe Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations empower local education authorities to assess extra grant in respect of certain types of expenditure incurred by disabled students. Within the framework specified in the regulations, how this power is exercised is a matter for individual authorities. Information about their procedures is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to how many disabled students following higher education courses incur costs related to their disability that exceed the level of the disabled students' grant.