§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the number of disabled students' awards in each of the last three years; and what has been the cost in each year.
§ Mr. BoswellThe number and gross value of disabled students' allowances made by local education authorities in England and Wales as part of mandatory awards in the academic years 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93—the latest year for which figures are available—are shown in the table:
Number1 and gross value of disabled students' allowances— England and Wales: 1990–91 to 1992–93 Academic year Number of allowances Gross value of allowances £ million 1990–912 640 0.9 1991–92 1,430 2.0 1992–93 2,490 3.7 1 The table shows the number of awards, not the number of students. Students can receive more than one type of disabled students' allowance. 2 Data for 1990£91 are incomplete and are not directly comparable with the two later years.