Education Maintenance Allowance

Mr. Waterson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many people in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex have received an educational maintenance allowance;

(2) how many young people in Eastbourne received an educational maintenance allowance in each year since the introduction of the allowance.

Phil Hope
This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for the DfES and hold the information about take-up and payments made under the scheme. Mark Haysom, the Council’s Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Gentleman with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.