§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of higher education students are drawn from the lowest third of families measured by household income. [135243]
§ Alan JohnsonThe requested data are not available.
The data we currently collect for student support purposes is not based on household income since current arrangements assess the income of natural parents only. From 2004 we are moving to a new assessment based on household income.