§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the number of students from Cheshire entering higher education in each of the last five years; and what was the national average. [36504]
§ Mr. ForthCentrally held information on student numbers is not available at local education authority level. The following tables show the number of new mandatory awards and discretionary awards made to higher education students by Cheshire local education authority and by all local education authorities in England, for the years 1990–91 to 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available.
New higher education awards made by Cheshire local education authority Academic years 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Mandatory awards 3,347 4,516 5,692 6,036 6,157 Discretionary awards 318 238 88 24 43 All new higher education awards 3,665 4,754 5,780 6,060 6,200
New higher education awards made by all English local education authorities1 Thousands Academic years 1990–91 21991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Mandatory awards 180.9 215.8 253.8 274.0 268.4 Discretionary awards 17.0 15.1 14.9 8.8 8.3 All new higher education awards 197.9 230.9 268.8 282.8 276.6 1 National figures have been grossed up to compensate for partial returns. 21991–92 does not include data in respect of the London residuary body estimated to be 8,600 mandatory awards; an accurate breakdown of these figures is not available.