§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) why, for the year 1958–59, recurrent grant to English universities was at the average rate of £365 per student, and to Scottish universities at the average rate of £317 per student; and what were the corresponding figures for 1959–60 and 1960–61;
(2) why, for the year 1958–59, non-recurrent grant to English universities was at the average rate of £180 per student, and to Scottish universities at the average rate of £100 per student: and what were the corresponding figures for 1959–60 and 1960–61. 38W primary and secondary schools (excluding special schools), between 31st March, 1960, and 31st March, 1961:
§ Sir E. BoyleThe allocations made by the University Grants Committee, which are not based on any fixed formula, but on their assessment of the requirements of the universities concerned, were as follows for 1959–60:
Average Grants to Universities per Student £ Recurrent Grants: England and Wales … … 423 Scotland* … … 363 Non-Recurrent Grants: England and Wales … … 206 Scotland* … … 109 Figures for 1960–61 are not yet available. * including the Glasgow Royal College of Technology.