British Post-Graduate Medical Federation (Hansard, 16 July 1984)

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total Government funding for the 12 institutions of the British Post-Graduate Medical Federation in each year since 1978–79 at 1979 prices.

§ Mr. Brooke
I understand that the total income of these institutions from Government funds, including research grants and contracts, fees and training grants met from public funds and payments by health authorities, but excluding capital grants, was as follows:

Academic years (cost terms using gross domestic product deflators)

£ million

1978–79 13.8

1979–80 15.2

1980–81 15.2

1981–82 14.1

1982–83 13.4

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total research staff and total staff of each institution of the British Post-Graduate Medical Federation in 1978–79 and each year since.

§ Mr. Brooke
Numbers are only collected centrally for total teaching and research staff wholly funded from university funds in respect of the Federation as a whole. For the years requested, these are as follows:

Numbers

1978–79 450

1979–80 478

1980–81 501

1981–82 494

1982–83 496

Academic years (cost terms using gross domestic product deflators)
		£ million
	1978–79	13.8
	1979–80	15.2
	1980–81	15.2
	1981–82	14.1
	1982–83	13.4

	Numbers
1978–79	450
1979–80	478
1980–81	501
1981–82	494
1982–83	496