§ Mr. Derek TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students in each English local education authority area are in receipt of educational maintenance allowances. [159812]
§ Mr. WicksIn England, as of 16 March 2001, there were almost 70,000 students receiving EMAs in the 56 pilot local education authorities (LEAs). This number is constantly increasing as applications continue to be received by LEAs. Following is the information:
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Local education authority Number of students in receipt of EMA1 Birmingham 3,005 Bolton2 2,098 Bradford 1,938 Brent 435 Camden 367 Cornwall2 5,501 Coventry 868 Doncaster2 2,282 Ealing 281 East Lancashire 1,409 Gateshead2 1,774 Greenwich2 985 Hackney 577 Halton 444 Haringey 330 Hartlepool 351 Hammersmith and Fulham 264 Islington 359 Kingston on Hull 918 Knowsley 868 Lambeth2 779 Leeds2 3,074 Leicester City 1,304 Lewisham2 841 Liverpool 2,365 Luton 653 Manchester 1,988 Middlesbrough2 1,603 North East Lincolnshire 716 Newham 680 North Tyneside 794 Northumberland 1,231 Nottingham2 2,136 Oldham2 2,410 Salford 435 Sandwell 745 Sheffield 1,763 South Tyneside 750 Southampton2 1,434 Southwark2 792 St. Helens 643 Stoke on Trent2 2,328 Suffolk 1,249 Sunderland 923 Tameside 1,005 Tower Hamlets 1,159 Wakefield 1,068 Walsall2 2,192 Waltham Forest 626 Wandsworth 186 Wigan 1,277 Wirral 1,204 Wolverhampton 986 Worcestershire 1,570 1 As at 16 March 2001 2 First year pilots started in September 1999