§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the average level of net student maintenance award and parental contribution for each year since 1979, at 1990–91 prices.
(2) if he will give figures for the levels of student maintenance award, loan and parental contribution for students with average levels of maintenance award and parental contribution, at 1990–91 prices, from 1989–90 to 2007–8.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 18 December 1989]: The table shows average grant (including average supplementary allowances), contribution (including any contribution assessed against a spouse's or the student's own income), and, for the relevant years, loan, in constant 1990 prices. The figures take into account the recently announced main rates of student grant for 1990–91, and assume an inflation rate of 3 per cent. per annum from that year onwards.
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Academic year Average main tenance payment1 2 Average contributions 1 2 Average loan Total average resources 1979–80 2,133 548 — 2,681 1980–81 2,137 533 — 2,660 1981–82 2,007 588 — 2,595 1982–83 1,906 645 — 2,551 1983–84 1,857 647 — 2,504 1984–85 1,684 838 — 2,522 1985–86 1,505 972 — 2,477 1986–87 1,515 963 — 2,478 1987–88 1,488 1,008 — 2,496 1988–89 1,463 990 — 2,453 1989–90 1,448 974 — 2,422 1990–91 1,462 972 420 2,854 1991–92 1,419 941 494 2,854 1992–93 1,381 913 559 2,854 1993–94 1,344 886 623 2,854 1994–95 1,309 860 685 2,854 1995–96 1,274 835 745 2,854 1996–97 1,240 811 803 2,854
Academic year Average main tenance payment1 2 Average contributions 1 2 Average loan Total average resources 1997–98 1,207 787 859 2,854 1998–99 1,176 764 914 2,854 1999–2000 1,145 741 968 2,854 2000–01 1,115 720 1,019 2,854 2001–02 1,086 698 1,070 2,854 2002–03 1,057 678 1,118 2,854 2003–04 1,030 658 1,166 2,854 2004–05 1,003 639 1,212 3,854 2005–06 977 620 1,256 2,854 2006–07 952 602 1,300 2,854 2007–08 928 584 1,342 2,854 2008–093 900 571 1,383 2,854 Notes:1 Figures for 1987–88 and previous years are outturn recorded by local authorities; for 1988–89 estimated; and for 1990–91 and later years compatible with the latest government spending plans. 2 Assuming a cash freeze on maintenance grant rates and average contributions from 1990; and average total resources constant in real terms from 1990, at an annual inflation rate of 3 per cent. 3 If supplementary allowances are excluded the sum of the remaining maintenance element and contribution equals the average loan by 2008–09.