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Mr. Flook
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people resident in (a) Taunton constituency and (b) Somerset are (i) further and (ii) higher education students. [123582]
Alan Johnson
The question asks for Taunton constituency and for Somerset. A breakdown by parliamentary constituency is not available for higher education students. Figures are available for Somerset local education authority (LEA).In 2000/01, 10,000 people living in the Taunton constituency and 40,000 people living in Somerset LEA attended courses at Further Education (FE) sector colleges.In 2001/02,12,000 people resident in Somerset LEA were Higher Education students.