§ Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of full-time equivalent students in any form of education in 1981–82 in (a) England and (b) Great Britain; and what was the total cost to central and local government of maintenance awards paid to them.
§ Mr. WaldegraveInformation on the cost to central and local government of maintenance awards paid to students in 1981–82 is not yet available. However, the corresponding cost for the financial year 1980–81 in England was £532 million. The total number of full-time equivalent students in any form of education, including schools, in the academic year 1981–82 in England was 9.4 million—9.6 million in 1980–81. Information on student numbers in Scotland and Wales are the responsibilities of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales.