Higher Education: Chelmsford

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2010, Official Report, 848-9W, on higher education: Chelmsford, how many applicants from (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area did not get a place at university in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. [Official Report, 8 April 2010, Vol. 508, c. 15MC.] (314497)

[holding answer 1 February 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 2005-06 to 2007-08*
	Year of entry
	2005	2006	2007
West Chelmsford constituency
Applicants	874	915	984
Of which:
Obtained a place	753	786	834
Unplaced	121	129	150

Chelmsford local authority
Applicants	1,372	1,402	1,517
Of which:
Obtained a place	1,190	1,195	1,287
Unplaced	182	207	230

Volume 505: debated on Wednesday 3 February 2010