§ Dr. HampsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of total public recurrent expenditure on higher and further education has been attributable to student maintenance awards in each year from 1979.
Mr. JacksonThe following figures relate to expenditure on further and higher education within the DES programme. The total of maintenance expenditure on mandatory awards in England and Wales and discretionary awards in England is shown as a percentage of recurrent expenditure on universities (Great Britain), voluntary and direct grant colleges (England) and on maintained colleges of further and higher education (England).
Financial years Percentage attributable to student maintenance awards 1979–80 15 1980–81 15 1981–82 15 1982–83 15 1983–84 15 1984–85 15 1985–86 14