§ Sir John HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Scotland what has been the financial allocation through the disabled students allowance by the Scottish Office Education Department to students with disabilities in higher education in each year since 1990–91 to(a) students studying in Scotland and (b) students studying in England and Wales; and how many individual students this represents.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the tables.
a. Disabled students undertaking higher education courses in Scotland Academic year Disabled students1 allowance payments Number of students £ 1990–91 102,476 74 1991–92 214,724 162 1992–93 291,860 188 1993–94 250,635 175
b. Disabled students undertaking higher education courses outwith Scotland Academic year Disabled students1 allowance payments Number of students £ 1990–91 14,145 7 1991–92 22,278 11 1992–93 41,893 16 1993–94 29,293 12 Notes:
1The above figures include postgraduate students.
2 Academic year 1993–94 is up to 3 February 1994 only.
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