§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was(a) the total number and (b) the total value of discretionary awards to (i) students aged 16 to 18 years, and (ii) students aged 19 years and over in the last year for which figures are available. [18751]
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§ Mr. ForthThe available information for the academic year 1993–94, the latest for which data are available, is given in the table:
Discretionary Awards in England and Wales Academic Year 1993–94 Number of awards (000s) Total expenditure (£ million) All discretionary awards of which: 222.2 184.1 Further education students aged 16–18 124.6 51.9 Further education students aged 19 and over 82.3 90.6 Higher education 15.4 41.6 Source:
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Constituent parts may not add to totals due to roundings.
Age of student at the beginning of the academic year.
Age breakdown not available.