§ 78. Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to state for each academic year from 1949–50 how many Scottish students received supplemental awards from the Scottish Education Department to attend English universities; which Scottish schools they attended; how many awards were for
Academic year Number of students in receipt of supplemental allowances Number of awards held at Average amount of award for students at Oxford and Cambridge Universities Oxford University Cambridge University £ 1949–50 … … … 42 20 21 166 1950–51 … … … 57 22 34 193 1951–52 … … … 70 27 39 194 1952–53 … … … 59 22 33 182 1953–54 … … … 55 19 32 219 1954–55 … … … 51 20 25 * *No figure for 1954–55 is yet available. The number of individual students who have received awards during the period in question is 154; of these 127 were educated at 55 Scottish schools.