§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to link funding for universities to the socio-economic background of students admitted to those universities; and if she will make a statement. [40798]
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All Schools Number (headcount) of Pupils By Type of School January 2001 Nursery LEA Mntd Direct Grant Total maintained Primary of which middle deemed Maintained Secondary of which middle deemed South West 2,003 0 2,003 399,918 6,420 314,652 14,763 Bath and North East Somerset 0 0 0 12,924 0 12,273 0 Bournemouth 0 0 0 11,449 0 9,770 0 Bristol, City of 1,658 0 1,658 31,597 0 17,907 0 Cornwall 117 0 117 41,146 0 32,011 0 Devon 77 0 77 56,503 2,690 39,832 0 Dorset 0 0 0 25,374 0 29,319 8,096 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 46,407 0 38,165 0 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 140 0 124 0 North Somerset 0 0 0 14,927 0 12,269 0 Plymouth 151 0 151 21,285 0 18,829 0 Poole 0 0 0 11,250 3,730 8,197 673 Somerset 0 0 0 38,894 0 31,214 4,782
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 6 March 2002]: The Government is promoting wider access to universities. As part of this, the Higher Education Funding Council for England provides funding to higher education institutions to reflect the additional costs of recruiting students from low participation postcodes.