Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students that will participate in the National Scholarship Scheme per academic year.

We are considering options for the design of the National Scholarship.

As part of our consultation on Higher Education Reform, we are actively seeking views on how eligibility should be determined. This could include targeting students using a range of criteria, such as household income and level 3 attainment.

Our intention is that the scholarship will support high-achieving, disadvantaged students, by addressing some of the financial barriers that prevent them from reaching their full potential.