Grants for Education Support and Training

Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many families were (a) eligible for and (b) awarded grants under the Home Access Grant scheme in the (i) Oldham and (ii) Suffolk pilot area.

Mr. Iain Wright
The answer to the question is set out in the following table.

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|                                                |Suffolk|Oldham|Total |
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|(a) Estimate eligible population (number)       |8,449  |4,758 |13,207|
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|(b) Grants issued (number)                      |7,545  |4,115 |11,660|
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|Percentage of estimated eligible learners served|89     |86    |88    |
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