§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much his Department has paid to universities in each of the past two years as special payments arising from the normal residence of students being in specified postcode areas. [81820]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) allocated £27 million in the 2001–02 academic year and £36 million in 2002–03 to higher education institutions in England in connection with the education of students from specified postcode areas.