§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students from Barnsley East and Mexborough are attending university; and how many of these students pay(a) no tuition fee and (b) a partial tuition fee. [170659]
§ Alan JohnsonIn England and Wales students on full-time undergraduate courses and their families are expected to make a contribution towards the cost of their tuition only if they can afford to do so.
For entry in 2002, there were 776 applicants domiciled in Barnsley LEA who were accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HND courses at UK institutions.
The number and percentages of students in England and Wales in academic year 2002–03 (latest year for which data are available) who have been assessed to make a nil or partial contribution towards the cost of their tuition is shown in the table:
England and Wales: academic year 2002–031 Student support scheme student numbers thousands2 Student support scheme students percentage2 Nil contribution towards the cost of tuition from student/parents/spouse/partner3 330 43 Partial contribution towards the cost of tuition from student/ parents/spouse//partner 116 15 1Provisional. 2Contributions towards the cost of tuition are assessed by local education authorities in England and Wales for students normally domiciled in their area and studying in the UK. 3Includes students on courses where the fee support was not subject to income-assessment (e.g. PGCE courses, and some other ITT courses; and designated courses at private institutions) Source: F503G survey of local education authorities. National level data are published annually in the Department's Statistical First Releases.
Data are collected from the local education authorities (LEAs) to produce national estimates and the data collection exercise does not allow for the production of firm figures below this level, and therefore data by constituency or local education authority are not available.