Nick Gibb corrected the Commons record on Education Maintenance Allowance

6 July 2010 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Education

The correction was made by letter from Mr Gibb, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 6 July 2010. The corrected text no longer gives the figure £30,801. Altogether 62 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of education maintenance allowance payments.

Original and corrected words

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Original	Corrected
[holding answer 7 June 2010]: The Government are committed to retaining the education maintenance allowance (EMA). The budget for 2010-11 is £564 million, enabling young people aged 16 to 19 in England who meet residency criteria and have a bank account to receive EMA payments if their household income is under ~~£30,801~~ (based on evidence from the last full financial year). Letter of correction from Mr Gibb: An error has been identified in the written answer to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (John Robertson) on 14 June 2010. Unfortunately, the last line of the reply as published contained a typographical error and the household income threshold amount should have read £30,810. The correct response should have been:	[holding answer 7 June 2010]: The Government are committed to retaining the education maintenance allowance (EMA). The budget for 2010-11 is £564 million, enabling young people aged 16 to 19 in England who meet residency criteria and have a bank account to receive EMA payments if their household income is under £30,810 (based on evidence from the last full financial year). The Minister is writing to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West to explain this error and notify him of the correction.

Original

Corrected

[holding answer 7 June 2010]: The Government are committed to retaining the education maintenance allowance (EMA). The budget for 2010-11 is £564 million, enabling young people aged 16 to 19 in England who meet residency criteria and have a bank account to receive EMA payments if their household income is under ~~£30,801~~ (based on evidence from the last full financial year).
Letter of correction from Mr Gibb:
An error has been identified in the written answer to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (John Robertson) on 14 June 2010.
Unfortunately, the last line of the reply as published contained a typographical error and the household income threshold amount should have read £30,810.
The correct response should have been:

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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