§ Mr. Grimondasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how far it is the policy of the Government to maintain the grants to Scottish universities at their present level, regardless of the number of students.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe distribution between universities of the sums available for recurrent grants is a matter for the University Grants Committee. Once a university has been informed by them of its grant for any academic year, the amount is not subject to review if the number of students of that university falls. Grants for the academic year 1952–53 were communicated to universities on 31st May, 1952. The Committee hope to inform them of the grants for each of the four academic years 1953–57 within the next six weeks.
§ Mr. Grimondasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the total number of university students in England and Scotland are at Scottish universities; and if he can give the number of English students at such universities.
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§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIn 1951–52, 18 per cent. of the full-time university students in Great Britain were at Scottish institutions. It is not known how many of those students were English.