Assisted Places Scheme (Hansard, 31 July 1998)

HC Deb 31 July 1998 vol 317 cc804-5W 804W

§ Mr. Ian Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many United Kingdom pupils were in(a) private education, (b) state education and (c) funded under the assisted places scheme in each of the last five years. [54484]

§ Ms Estelle Morris
The available information for pupils in the United Kingdom is shown in the table.

thousand

Private education State education Assisted places scheme¹

1992–93 612.9 8,900.3 32.4

1993–94 607.7 8,963.3 33.0

1994–95 607.5 9,106.1 33.5

1995–96 609.4 9,207.0 ²33.7

1996–97 615.9 9,291.0 ²37.6

¹ Great Britain only. The assisted places scheme does not operate in Northern Ireland

² Provisional

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thousand
	Private education	State education	Assisted places scheme¹
1992–93	612.9	8,900.3	32.4
1993–94	607.7	8,963.3	33.0
1994–95	607.5	9,106.1	33.5
1995–96	609.4	9,207.0	²33.7
1996–97	615.9	9,291.0	²37.6
¹ Great Britain only. The assisted places scheme does not operate in Northern Ireland
² Provisional