HC Deb 26 February 1952 vol 496 cc134-5W
Mr. N. Macpherson

115, 117 and 118. asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many male and female students, respectively, receiving grants from education authorities in Scotland are now attending a full-time course of undergraduate study at each of the following universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, other English universities, University of Wales, Queen's University, Belfast, and Dublin universities, respectively;

(2) what are the total amounts of annual grants now being made by local authorities in Scotland to students attending a full-time course of undergraduate studies at Scottish universities, at other universities in the United Kingdom, at Queen's University, Belfast, and at Dublin universities, respectively; and

(3) how many students receiving grants from education authorities in Scotland are attending a full-time course of undergraduate study at universities in the United Kingdom outwith Scotland and at Queen's University, Belfast; and whether he will classify these students under each of the headings given in Table 4 of Command Paper No. 8307, namely, arts, pure science, medicine, dentistry, technology, agriculture and forestry, and veterinary science.

Mr. J. Stuart

Following are the figures:

Number of undergraduate full-time students at certain universities receiving grants from Scottish education authorities:

University Men Women Total
Oxford 6 1 7
Cambridge 2 2
London 3 1 4
Liverpool 4 4
Durham 5 5
Birmingham 1 1
Sheffield 1 1
Manchester 1 1
Nottingham 1 1
Reading 1 1
Hull 1 1
Wales 4 4
Belfast 2 2
Dublin 3 1 4
Total 31 7 38

Aggregate amount of annual grants payable in the academic year 1951–52 to undergraduate full-time students attending certain universities by Scottish education authorities:

Universities Estimated amount £
Scottish 442,000
Others in Great Britain 4,500
Belfast 220
Dublin 450
Total 447,170

Number of undergraduate full-time students attending certain faculties or schools in universities in the United Kingdom other than Scottish universities and receiving grants from Scottish education authorities:

Faculty or School Number of Students
Arts 12
Pure Science 5
Medicine 7
Dentistry 1
Technology 7
Agriculture and Forestry 2
Veterinary Science
Total 34