§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the cost to public funds if the parents' contribution to grants for students in higher education in the United Kingdom were abolished.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasIn 1970–71, something in excess of £40 million.
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§ Mr. Batsfordasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the maximum on the graduated scale of additional payment for mature full-time students over the age of 25 years compared with the cost of living index on 1st January in the academic years 1965–66 and 1972–73.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasThe maximum additional sum payable to mature students was £100 in 1965–66 and is £145 in 1972–73. The retail price index was 114.3 for January 1966 and 171.3 for January 1973. If the maximum sum had increased in strict proportion to this index it would have become £150.
Project Location Value (£000 at 1972 prices) 1969–70 Dean wood Infants … Gillingham … 128 County Primary … Elvington … 111 Church of England Primary … Bridge and Patrixbourne … 91 Claremount County Junior … Tunbridge Wells … 53 St. Helens Church of England Primary … Cliffe … 122 Northdown County Junior … Margate … 111 Lady Boswell Church of England Primary … Sevenoaks … 120 County Primary … Lydd … 92 Upton County Junior … Broadstairs … 59 County Primary … Hadlow … 95 Sandgate County Junior … Folkestone … 151 Church of England Junior … Ditton … 57 County Infants … Staplehurst … 73 Barrow Grove County Infants … Sittingbourne … 96 Park Farm County Primary … Folkestone … 100 Sandling Wood County Infants … Maidstone … 84 The Sweyne County Junior … Swanscombe … 140 New Ash Green County Junior … Hartley … 158 Sherwood Park County Infants … Tunbridge Wells … 92 Ivy Lane County Junior … Whitstable … 112 County Secondary … Herne Bay … 291 Duncan Bowen Secondary … Ashford … 322 Southlands Secondary … New Romney … 486 County Secondary … Cranbrook … 402 St. Georges Church of England Secondary … Sheerness … 76 The Downs Secondary … Dartford … 806 County Secondary … Stroud … 438 St. George's Church of England Secondary … Gravesend … 187 Rainham County Secondary … Gillingham … 102 St. Johns County Secondary Boys … Sittingbourne … 217 1973–74* New Ash Green County Infants … Hartley … 91 Stangrave Park County Primary Infants … Edenbridge … 93 Kingswood County Primary … Broomfield … 75 Lunsford Lane County Primary … East Malling and Larkfield … 96 County Primary … Maidstone East … 63 Prince's Avenue County Primary … Chatham … 131 Singleton County Junior … Ashford … 100 Westminster County Primary … Sheerness … 63 St. Mary's Roman Catholic Infants … Gillingham … 48 County Infants … West Kingsdown … 80 St. Johns Roman Catholic Primary … Gravesend … 127 Church of England Primary … Northfleet … 128 County Primary … Pembury … 194 Church of England Primary … Seal … 85 County Primary … Ightham … 90 Gun Lane County Primary … Rochester … 151 Church of England Infants … Faversham … 101