HC Deb 04 December 1973 vol 865 cc366-70W
Mr. Roderick

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish the number of students entering (a) higher education and (b) further education from each local authority in Wales in the past seven years, and the total amounts paid in grants to students in each category in the corresponding areas and years.

Mrs. Thatcher

The numbers of students entering higher and further education from each local education authority in Wales are set out each year in Vol. 5 of

LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY EXPENDITURE ON CURRENT AWARDS TENABLE AT UNIVERSITIES, FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS AND TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
Academic Years—£ thousands
1967–68
Full and lesser value University Full value Further Education Lesser value Further Education Teacher Training
Welsh Counties :
Anglesey … … 54.8 39.4 2.8 38.3
Breconshire … … 79.3 50.1 1.7 26.0
Caernarvonshire … … 152.8 42.5 111.7 87.0
Cardiganshire … … 87.7 76.0 7.9 29.6
Carmarthenshire … … 250.0 49.6 38.6 97.0
Denbighshire … … 193.0 36.0 74.2 87.8
Flintshire … … 135.6 45.5 19.4 46.2
Glamorgan … … 799.5 388.0 46.3 282.2
Merioneth … … 43.0 47.8 — 20.9
Monmouthshire … … 344.3 189 .0 35.2 145.0
Montgomeryshire … … 40.4 40.0 0.3 13.8
Pembrokeshire … … 117.0 97.4 3.5 54.4
Radnorshire … … 20.3 11.4 2.5 5.6
Welsh County Boroughs :
Cardiff … … 398.8 87.5 59.9 111.5
Merthyr Tydfil … … 52.4 23.7 0.4 20.2
Newport (Monmouthshire) … … 137.8 62.1 4.7 34.2
Swansea … … 189.2 88.7 0.5 72.2
Welsh Counties : 1968–69
Anglesey … … 56.4 51.3 3.7 41.2
Breconshire … … 82.8 58.1 1.4 29.5
Caernarvonshire … … 215.3 44.5 84.1 96.6
Cardiganshire … … 101.9 82.1 14.8 32.6
Carmarthenshire … … 258.0 73.6 52.1 113.7
Denbighshire … … 219.3 93.2 64.8 120.2
Flintshire … … 173.7 60.0 28.6 74.3
Glamorgan … … 884.4 466.2 42.3 333.9
Merioneth … … 49.0 58.8 — 21.9
Monmouthshire … … 359.8 247.1 43.6 144.6
Montgomeryshire … … 43.8 45.3 0.3 19.9
Pembrokeshire … … 120.7 111.1 4.4 58.2
Radnorshire … … 22.1 10.8 3.7 5.2
Welsh County Boroughs :
Cardiff … … 429.6 103.3 77.4 122.2
Merthyr Tydfil … … 57.5 18.9 0.3 23.0
Newport (Monmouthshire) … … 150.7 72.8 4.0 46.9
Swansea … … 216.5 87.3 0.6 77.5
Welsh Counties : 1969–70
Anglesey … … 65.4 60.4 7.2 38.3
Breconshire … … 72.3 61.4 2.4 32.1
Caernarvonshire … … 199.1 49.1 95.3 87.5
Cardiganshire … … 104.5 88.9 19.5 31.5
Carmarthenshire … … 251.9 82.7 64.7 109.9
Denbighshire … … 221.2 112.8 36.8 125.7
Flintshire … … 166.5 79.2 11.2 71.4
Glamorgan … … 899.0 477.3 35.6 323.6
Merioneth … … 50.3 57.2 — 24.0
Monmouthshire … … 375.8 244.4 46.9 170.9
Montgomeryshire … … 43.5 48.7 0.4 22.0
Pembrokeshire … … 119.1 114.6 9.6 55.4
Radnorshire … … 21.8 9.6 5.2 5.7

"Statistics of Education". The equivalent figures for the total value of awards to all students (new entrants and previous award holders) for the years for which they are available are given in the table below. Totals for higher education are not available as the returns do not distinguish between advanced and non-advanced courses in FE establishments.

LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY EXPENDITURE ON CURRENT AWARDS TENABLE AT UNIVERSITIES, FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS AND TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
Academic Yean —£ thousands
1969–70
Full and lesser value University Full value Further Education Lesser value Further Education Teacher Training
Welsh County Boroughs :
Cardiff … … 447.4 109.3 80.4 111.2
Merthyr Tydfil … … 55.9 22.0 — 24.9
Newport (Monmouthshire) 140.3 71.8 5.3 45.8
Swansea … … 236.8 88.4 1.4 74.7
Welsh Counties : 1970–71
Anglesey … … 73.1 74.9 8.5 38.9
Breconshire … … 78.0 74.8 5.2 33.2
Caernarvonshire … … 178.4 47.1 78.6 86.7
Cardiganshire … … 117.3 100.3 79.9 32.0
Carmarthenshire … … 263.4 92.4 77.5 123.8
Denbighshire … … 232.4 166.1 13.6 125.1
Flintshire … … 182.0 101.6 8.7 85.5
Glamorgan … … 913.1 531.5 42.9 357.7
Merioneth … … 52.9 70.1 — 20.9
Monmouthshire … … 372.8 67.4 237.4 170.2
Montgomeryshire … … 45.6 52.4 0.7 22.4
Pembrokeshire … … 123.2 126.4 9.9 70.7
Radnorshire … … 22.5 15.8 2.0 5.0
Welsh County Boroughs :
Cardiff … … 435.6 210.3 5.1 128.2
Merthyr Tydfil … … 61.9 37.3 0.7 29.6
Newport (Monmouthshire) 128.0 71.3 7.0 48.6
Swansea … … 247.5 96.5 1.1 81.3
Welsh Counties : 1971–72
Anglesey … … 90.8 86.1 12.6 36.9
Breconshire … … 79.9 77.6 8.3 37.4
Caernarvonshire … … 224.4 59.6 102.9 95.5
Cardiganshire … … 124.6 118.0 90.8 44.3
Carmarthenshire … … 290.9 103.9 94.0 141.0
Denbighshire … … 250.6 188.7 7.6 145.6
Flintshire … … 209.1 110.3 11.2 108.8
Glamorgan … … 1000.7 633.6 44.9 415.9
Merioneth … … 58.8 74.4 — 28.8
Monmouthshire … … 468.8 291.5 64.6 246.9
Montgomeryshire … … 64.9 57.3 0.7 28.5
Pembrokeshire … … 164.3 154.9 11.3 86.1
Radnorshire … … 30.5 18.1 2.3 7.6
Welsh County Boroughs :
Cardiff … … 58.2 242.6 5.4 137.8
Merthyr Tydfil … … 69.4 36.4 0.9 31.4
Newport (Monmouthshire) 128.3 89.5 6.6 60.7
Swansea … … 245.6 113.3 0.7 88.2

Mr. Roderick

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish the numbers of students from Welsh local authorities who were studying for further degrees and the total of grants paid to them in each of the past seven years.

Mrs. Thatcher

I regret that this information is not available. Grants to students studying at postgraduate level for further degrees are given mainly by research councils and Government Departments whose records do not show

how many of the students are resident in Wales.