§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the operation of the educational maintenance allowance and its future.
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§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 1 February 1990]: In August 1988, I announced that I had decided to let the educational maintenance allowance scheme continue to operate in its present form until I had had an opportunity to assess the effects, if any, of changes brought about by the introduction of the new social security benefits in April 1988. This examination is still being undertaken.