HC Deb 23 October 1986 vol 102 cc944-5W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the value of the student grant inside and outside London at outturn and at constant prices together with its real value, indexed using 100 as a base, when compared with the rise in retail prices, average earnings, rents and books for (a) each year since 1962 and (b) each year since 1979; and if he will show the total value of students' grants expressed as a proportion of the gross domestic product for each year.

Mr. Walden

The information is as follows:

"Elsewhere" rate of grant £ Real value in percentage terms (September 1962 and 1979=100 respectively)deflated by increases in — London rate of grant (£) Real value in percentage terms (September 1962 and 1979=100 respectively) of the gram deflated by increases in — Total cost maintenance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GOP)
(a) Retail prices (b) Average earnings (c) Rents (d) Book prices3 (a) Retail prices (b) Average earnings (c) Rents (d) Book prices3
1962–63 320 100 100 100 100 330 100 100 100 100 0.08
1963–64 320 98 93 95 96 330 98 93 95 96 0.09
1964–65 320 94 86 91 92 330 94 86 91 92 0.10
1965–66 340 95 86 91 92 370 101 90 96 97 0.12
1966–67 340 92 80 86 89 370 97 85 91 94 0.12
1967–68 340 91 78 79 82 370 96 82 84 87 0.13
1968–69 360 91 76 81 82 395 97 81 86 87 0.14
1969–70 360 86 71 76 77 395 92 75 80 82 0.17
1970–71 380 85 66 74 75 420 91 71 79 80 0.17
1971–72 430 88 67 77 74 465 92 71 81 77 0.17
1972–73 445 85 62 71 71 480 88 65 74 75 0.15
1973–74 485 85 59 71 71 520 88 61 73 74 0.14
1974–75 605 90 62 83 69 665 96 66 89 74 0.15
1975–76 740 87 60 89 71 810 92 63 95 75 0.16
1976–77 875 90 62 91 72 955 95 65 97 77 0.17
1977–78 1,010 90 66 95 69 1,145 99 73 104 76 0.18
1978–79 1,100 91 63 94 69 1,315 105 73 109 80 0.18
1979–80 1,245 88 100 62 100 92 100 67 00 1,485 102 100 71 100 106 100 78 100 0.18
1980–81 1,430 88 99 58 94 81 88 65 97 1,695 101 99 67 93 93 87 75 96 0.19
1981–82 1,535 84 96 56 91 69 75 62 92 1,825 97 95 64 90 80 75 71 92 0.19
1982–83 1,595 82 93 53 87 66 72 55 82 1,900 94 92 62 87 77 72 64 82 0.19
1983–84 1,660 81 92 51 83 65 71 48 72 1,975 93 91 59 83 75 71 56 72 0.19
1984–85 1,775 83 94 52 84 65 71 47 70 2,100 95 93 60 84 75 71 53 69 0.17
1985–86 1,830 80 91 52 83 63 69 43 65 2,165 92 90 59 83 72 68 50 64 not yet available
1986–87 1,901 81 92 not yet available 64 69 43 65 2,246 93 91 not yet available 74 69 50 64 not yet available
Adjusted2
1984–85 80 90 50 81 63 69 45 66 92 90 58 81 73 68 52 67
1985–86 77 88 50 80 61 66 42 62 89 88 57 80 70 66 48 62
1986–87 78 89 not yet available 61 67 42 62 90 88 not yet available 71 66 48 62
1Cost of maintenance on teacher training is included from 1969–70 onwards.
2The indices include adjustments to allow for change in the provision of students' travel costs.
3Revised estimates