§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, in view of the fact that they study for a greater proportion of the year than other students, he will raise grants to medical students.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMedical students are one group, among many, who have to attend their courses for longer than that allowed for in the main rates of mandatory award. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations already provide for payment of an extra week's allowance to such students. My right hon. Friend announced on 8 November 1982 that the main rates of grant will be increased by 4 per cent. for the academic year 1983–84; the rates for extra weeks allowance are still being considered.