Question reference: S1W-00093
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 June 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish details after 1 July of the proportion of students who were not exempt from a parental contribution who were assessed as requiring a parental contribution in each of the academic sessions (a) 1998-99, (b) 1997-98 and (c) 1996-97.
Answer
Information on the incidence of assessed parental and spouse contributions to student awards in academic year 1996/97 has already been published, albeit not in the precise form requested. It is contained in "Student Awards 1996-97", published by The Scottish Office in October 1997 under the reference Edn/L1/1997/8.Similar information for academic years 1997/98 and 1998/99 will be published in due course.