Sharon Hodgson
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Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab)
Seventy per cent. of the young people in City of Sunderland college are in receipt of the education maintenance allowance. Ninety per cent. of those receive the full £30.
The Petition of residents of Sunderland and the surrounding area,
Declares that the Petitioners oppose the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance; and notes that education can provide a better future for young people.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government not to abolish the Education Maintenance Allowance.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
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