Independent Schools

Mr. Clappison
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what account will be taken of the position of children from lower income families in receipt of scholarships or bursaries at independent schools under his proposals set out in 'Widening participation in higher education'. [118396]

Alan Johnson
Paragraph one of Section four of "Widening participation in higher education" sets out a range of proposals which will help students from lower income families.