HC Deb 15 January 1974 vol 867 c88W
Mr. Lambie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take to ensure that no students are compelled to give up their studies as a result of reduced parental income during the current emergency.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The parental contribution taken into account in the assessment of student grants for a given academic year is normally based on the income of the parents for the previous financial year. Where the annual income of parents drops by at least 20 per cent., my Department is prepared to give sympathetic consideration to reassessment of the grant on the basis of current income.