§ Mrs. Shirley Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of students in receipt of mandatory grants for higher education receive the full grant; and what proportion of parents pay less than the assessed parental contribution.
§ Mr. WaldegraveOne-third of dependent higher education students who received a student award in 1980–81 received the full student maintenance grant. Whilst an assessment of a parental contribution is made in respect of the other two-thirds, information is not collected on the contribution actually provided by parents.