HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc159-60W
Mr. Hoban

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of participation in higher education of young people in Hampshire was by social class in each year between 1996 and 2002. [94902]

Margaret Hodge

The requested participation rates by social class are not available.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) can provide numbers of young people by social class from Hampshire accepted to full-time undergraduate courses. However, the corresponding Hampshire population breakdowns are not available and participation rates by social class cannot be calculated without them.