Higher Education: Chelmsford

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applicants from (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area did not get a place at university in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. (312480)

[holding answer 21 January 2010]: The information is in the following table:

*Applicants to full-time undergraduate courses via UCAS from West Chelmsford constituency and Chelmsford local authority area*
	Year of entry
	2008	2009
West Chelmsford constituency
Applicants	814	975
Of which:
Obtained a place	675	788
Unplaced	139	187

Chelmsford local authority
Applicants	1,244	1,489
Of which:
Obtained a place	1,026	1,211
Unplaced	218	278

Volume 504: debated on Tuesday 26 January 2010