HC Deb 22 November 1982 vol 32 c340W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the cost of providing mandatory grants to students.

Mr. Waldegrave

In the academic year 1980–81, the latest year for which information is available, the cost of providing mandatory grants to students by local education authorities in England and Wales was £679 million of which £281 million related to tuition fees.