§ Mr. EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many single parents are in training to become nurses. [107647]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 3 February 2000]: The information requested is not held centrally. Of the 23,410 students currently paid a National Health Service Bursary by the NHS Student Grants Unit (SGU), 1,006 (4.3 per cent.) are in receipt of the single parent addition. Older students (those aged 26 years and over), who are also single parents, may opt to receive the older students' allowance rather than the single parent addition, as this may be more favourable.
§ Mr. EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students are currently completing an access to nursing course; and how many of those students are single parents. [107648]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 3 February 2000]: The number of students undertaking an access to nursing course in 1997–98 was 1,038.
No information is held on whether students are single parents.
Source:
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, 'Key Statistics' 1999.