HC Deb 20 October 1976 vol 917 c470W
Mr. Shersby

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimates her Department has made of the cost of paying all discretionary awards, which at the moment are paid at a reduced rate, at the full grant rate.

Mr. Oakes

In 1974–75, if major awards made by local education authorities in England and Wales had all been paid at the full rate the additional cost would have been about £1 million.