§ 43. Mr. Kenneth Lindsayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what non-recurrent capital grants have been paid to the universities during each of the years 1945–49; what are the major projects involved; and what are the total sums received by each university individually over the same period.
§ Sir S. CrippsAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. LindsayIs the right hon. and learned Gentleman satisfied that the rate of re-development is sufficient to look after the greatly increased body of students and incidentally to maintain the academic standards?
§ Sir S. CrippsI think it is the greatest that can be achieved in the present economic circumstances.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The non-recurrent payments to the universities in each of the years referred to are as follow:
| £ | |
| 1945–46 | 620,895 |
| 1946–47 | 566,996 |
| 1947–48 | 1,920,508 |
| 1948–49 (to 14th January, 1949) | 1,980,686 |
§ The principal projects covered by these grants are the purchase of sites and buildings, the erection of new buildings (including new teaching blocks for science 29 and technology and halls of residence) and the provision of new equipment.
§ The amounts paid to individual institutions have necessarily varied according to the opportunities for building and the degree of expansion of numbers in individual centres: the sums are as follow:
| £ | |
| Birmingham University | 292,485 |
| Bristol University | 230,521 |
| Cambridge University | 149,389 |
| Durham University | 504,011 |
| Exeter University College | 103,195 |
| Hull University College | 240,813 |
| Leeds University | 270,418 |
| Leicester University College | 213,902 |
| Liverpool University | 116,123 |
| London University | 1,283,348 |
| Manchester University | 148,851 |
| Manchester College of Technology | 6,000 |
| Nottingham University | 319,083 |
| Oxford University | 217,507 |
| Reading University | 215,645 |
| Sheffield University | 118,864 |
| Southampton University College | 138,058 |
| University of Wales | 185,756 |
| Aberdeen University | 44,404 |
| Edinburgh University | 34,958 |
| Glasgow University | 98,974 |
| Glasgow Royal Technical College | 1,958 |
| St. Andrews University | 154,822 |
§ 44. Mr. K. Lindsayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the new composition of the University Grants Committee.
§ Sir S. CrippsI am circulating a list of the members of the University Grants Committee in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the list:
- Sir Walter Moberly, K.C.B., D.S.O., Litt.D. (Chairman).
- A. E. Trueman, Esq., D.Sc., F.R.S., F.G.S. (Deputy Chairman).
- Professor E. D. Adrian, O.M., F.R.S., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.
- Sir Charles Darwin, K.B.E.. M.C., F.R.S., Sc.D.
- Miss D. Dymond, M.A.
- H. L. Elvin, Esq., M.A.
- E. James, Esq., M.A., D. Phil., M.Sc. H. S. Magnay, Esq., M.A.
- Professor W. R. Niblett, B.A., B.Litt.
- Professor P. S. Noble, M.A.
- Professor D. Hughes Parry, M.A., LL.M.
- Professor G. W. Pickering, M.B., F.R.C.P.
- Professor E. K. Rideal, M.B.E., F.R.S.
- Professor H. G. Sanders, M.A., Ph.D.
- Professor J. C. Spence, M.C., M.D., F.R.C.P.
- Sir Alexander Murray Stephen, M.C., B.A.
- B. H. Sumner, Esq., M.A., F.B.A.
- Miss Barbara Wootton, M.A.