Students: Grants

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students received non-repayable maintenance grants from Gloucestershire local authority in each of the last five years; and what the average grant received by such students was in each of those years. (317083)

The information is as follows:

*Grants for maintenance—Gloucestershire*¹
Academic year	Grant	Applicants	Average (£)
2004/05	HE Grant	960	830
2005/06	HE Grant	1,760	830
2006/07	HE Grant	1,430	850
	Maintenance Grant²	1,640	1,830
2007/08	HE Grant	830	870
	Maintenance Grant²	2,940	1,940
2008/09	HE Grant	270	830
	Maintenance Grant²	4,740	1,970
¹ Approved applicants awarded a full or partial grant. Figures rounded to nearest 10. ² Maintenance Grant includes Special Support Grant. Source: Student Loans Company.

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010