Students take 'Save EMA' campaign to parliament

The students, from Brook House Sixth Form College in Hackney and William Morris College in Hammersmith, where over 65% of pupils receive the EMA, are also holding lessons in the House of Commons between 10am and 11am where they will meet with MPs **.
 
In addition, from 1pm to 4pm there will be a lobby in the House of Commons which will be attended by staff and students from around the country.
 
The news comes ahead of an opposition day debate in Parliament on Wednesday (19 January), in which MPs will vote on a motion that calls on the government to rethink its plans to scrap the vital financial support.
 
A survey published today by UCU revealed that seven in ten students (70%) who receive the EMA would drop out of college if it is withdrawn, and that nearly two-thirds (63%) don't get any help from their families to meet study costs: 70% of students would drop out of college if EMA is scrapped, reveals new poll

Notes
*The students will be handing out the biscuits outside Westminster tube station
**The students will be holding lessons in committee room 6 and 8 of the House of Commons
#The lobby will be held in committee room 11 in the House of Commons