To ask the Scottish Executive how many students (a) across Scotland and (b) in the Lothians are currently in receipt of young persons’ bursaries. For the academic year2005-06 (the latest year for which full data is available), there were 35,105 studentsacross Scotland who were in receipt of Young Students Bursaries.The number of studentsfrom the Lothians who were in receipt of Young Students Bursaries (YSB) is highlightedin the following table.StudentsReceiving YSB Support, by Lothians Local Authority Areas, 2005-06 Students Receiving YSB Support Total 4,170 East Lothian 475 Midlothian 415 West Lothian 895 Edinburgh 2,385 Source: Student AwardsAgency for Scotland (SAAS).Notes:Student numbers arerounded up or down to the nearest five.Students in the abovetable are those who lived in the Lothians prior to entry to higher education.