§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students in the Northumberland education authority commenced university in the current academic year; and what the figure was five years ago. [13487]
§ Mr. ForthCentrally held information on student numbers is not available at local education authority level. The following table shows the number of new mandatory awards and discretionary awards made to higher education students by Northumberland local education authority in the academic year 1988–89 and in 1993–94, the latest year for which data are available.
New higher education awards made by Northumberland local education authority Academic year 1988–89 1993–94 Mandatory awards 960 1,927 Discretionary awards 113 34 All new higher education awards 1,073 1,961