§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education whether there is any difference under the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1994 in the assessment of parental income in respect of a student whose parents are(a) marred or (b) cohabiting on the assumption that the parents in either case have identical financial circumstances and no other dependants.
§ Mr. BoswellUnder the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations the assessment of the parental income of married and cohabiting parents in identical financial circumstances will usually be the same, unless one of the cohabiting parents is wholly or mainly financially dependent on the other.