HC Deb 27 July 1989 vol 157 cc840-7W
Mr. Anthony Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the grants made available to universities in Great Britain in the financial year 1988–89, on the advice of the University Grants Committee and the computer board.

Mr. Jackson

The information is as follows:

For Recurrent Grants
General Purposes Overseas Research Student Awards Scheme Redundancy Total Subhead C1 Computers Subhead D2
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Keele University 10,013 14 1,954 11,981 181
Kent University 14,299 10 188 14,497 216
Lancaster University 17,062 28 729 17,819 174
Leeds University 50,450 211 1,490 52,151 417
Leicester University 22,704 19 412 23,135 172
Liverpool 45,161 55 1,249 46,465 328
London Business School 2,070 3 4 2,077 17
London University including its College and Schools 299,383 969 21,087 321,439 6,580
Loughborough University of Technology 24,040 19 678 24,737 317
Manchester Business school 1,323 0 156 1,479 66
Manchester University 60,368 191 1,532 62,091 3,963
Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology 20,969 407 1,583 22,959
Newcastle upon Tyne University 38,294 64 1,065 39,423 361
Nottingham University 34,717 31 459 35,207 375
Oxford University 54,583 821 1,401 56,805 496
Reading University 22,632 249 22,881 219
Salford University 16,759 13 1,462 18,234 205
Sheffield University 37,932 101 3,739 41,772 300
Southampton University 32,456 70 637 33,163 376
Surrey University 15,695 43 1,750 17,488 190
Sussex University 18,420 70 1,627 20,117 189
Warwick University 24,602 26 197 24,825 194
York University 15,432 17 126 15,575 130
University of Wales, including University Colleges and Institute of Science and Technology 89,677 149 2,632 92,458 971
Aberdeen University 26,345 57 1,229 27,631 223
Dundee University 18,794 50 639 19,483 135
Edinburgh University 57,970 184 2,025 60,179 612
Glasgow University 55,849 127 1,852 57,828 313
Heriot-Watt University 15,139 21 811 15,971 171
St. Andrews University 15,007 62 903 15,972 138
Stirling University 11,255 11 563 11,829 130
Strathclyde University 31,604 145 811 32,560 293
Other payments 1684 289 3387 860 41,050
Total 1,512,323 5,670 68,039 1,586,032 23,169
1 £662,000 paid direct to the University Central Council on Admissions and £22,000 in respect of the National Engineering Laboratorv, East Kilbride.
2 £63,000 paid to Cranfield Institute of Technology, £23,000 to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals for administration of the Overseas Research Student Fees Support Scheme and £3,000 to the Royal College of Art.
3 £87,000 paid to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals.
4 £311,000 fees paid to the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) for negotiating contracts and £749,000 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC) for networking projects.

1988–89
Grants to universities and colleges, etc.
For capital expenditure
Universities etc. Medical and dental schools 1Equipment and furniture Computers
Subhead A1(1) Subhead A1(2) Subhead A2 Subhead B1
£000 £000 £000 £000
Aston University 1,496
Bath University 167 1,423 2,311
Birmingham University 4 3,321 3
Bradford University 1,288 11
Bristol University 34 2,423 768
Brunel University 1,268 1
Cambridge University 26 1 5,353 1,437
City University 872
Durham University 2,033 209
East Anglia University 19 901

For capital expenditure
Universities etc. Medical and dental schools 1 Equipment and furniture Computers
Subhead A1(1) Subhead A1 (2) Subhead A2 Subhead B1
£000 £000 £000 £000
Essex University 684 4
Exeter University 1,008 185 944 99
Hull University 1,060 54
Keelle University 52 568 389
Kent University 694 110
Lancaster University 1,212 493
Leeds University 3,651 155
Leicester University 356 1,677
Liverpool University 3,355 223
London Business School 126
London University, including its Colleges and Schools 683 8,700 22,680 5,211
Loughborough University of Technology 1,806 67
Manchester Business School 66
Manchester University 4,891 1,787
Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology 127 2,051
Newcastle upon Tyne University 2,324 2,880 210
Nottingham University 2 2,630
Oxford University 825 122 5,429 304
Reading University 45 1,885 22
Salford University 1,671 1,533 90
Sheffield University 16 2,730 44
Southampton University 618 2,953 105
Surrey University 1,496 44
Sussex University 1,242 89
Warwick University 1,373 46
York University 1,132 60
University of Wales, including University Colleges and Institute of Science and Technology 2,198 6,739 761
Aberdeen University 1,713 14
Dundee University 131 1,355 153
Edinburgh University 4,371 265
Glasgow University 512 2 4,336 532
Heriot-Watt University 4,465 1,899 9
St. Andrews University 858 43
Stirling University 532 6
Strathclyde University 382 2,333
Other payments 647
Total 12,963 11,712 115,262 16,776
1 The sums provided from Subhead A2, earmarked for individual universities as shown, were transferred to a Deposit Account with the Paymaster General from which issues were made as required towards meeting the costs of furniture and equipment. The balance remaining in the Deposit Account at 31 March 1989, which is not liable to surrender to the Consolidated Fund, was £18,737,000. This sum includes £1,725,000 in respect of the Engineering and Technology Programme.

Note: In addition a further £72,000 was transferred to the deposit account to meet expenditure by Universities for the Engineering and technology Programme. Other payments comprise £647,000 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC) for networking projects.

Grants and loans for long terms capital projects, universities etc. (Subhead A1( 1))
1988–89
Details of expenditure on works services costing more than £1,000,000 shown in Table 1 to the Estimate
Project Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared with provision
Less than provided More than provided
£000 £000 £000 £000
Building projects and purchase of existing buildings:
New and on-going projects originally expected to cost £1 millionor more
Bath university: Building 6 East 310 168 142
Bristol university: Veterinary School 425 34 391
Cardiff university/UWIST: Joint Faculty Building 1,900 8 1,892
Cardiff/UWIST Mechanical and Civil Engineering 400 124 276
Dundee university: Library 365 131 234
Exeter university: Education 945 31 914
Glasgow university: Chemistry Rationalisation II 1,035 72 963
Heriot-Watt university
(a) Chemical and Process Engineering 135 54 81
(b) Library Phase II 285 303 18
(c) Brewing and Biological Science 1,145 2,086 941
(d) Economics and Social Studies 880 968 88
London university:
Queen Mary College—Library 340 481 141

Project Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared with provision
Less than provided More than provided
£000 £000 £000 £000
Imperial College, Chemistry II 900 900
UMIST: Library 145 125 20
Oxford university: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (ETP) 735 824 89
Salford university:
(a) Physical Restructuring 1,220 56 1,164
(b) Library II 680 82 598
Southampton university: Library 85 209 124
Strathclyde university: Royal College rationalisation II 235 382 147
Total (Subhead A1(1)) 12,165 6,138 7,575 1,548

Grants and loans for long term capital projects: Medical and dental schools, (Subhead A1 (2) )—1988–89
Details of expenditure on works services costing more than £1,000,000 shown in table 2 to the estimate
Expenditure compared with provision
Project Provision Expenditure Less than provided More than provided
£'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
Building projects and purchase of existing buildings:
1. New and on-going projects originally expected to cost the UGC £1 million or more
London University: St. Mary's HMS, phase IB 183 65 118
London University: Institute of Child Care, Cardiac wing, remedial works 227 51 176
London University: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Cyclotron building, remedial works 98 98
London University: Cardiothoracic Institute, Cardiothoracic centre, phase 1 714 714
London University: Institute of Dermatology, relocation at St. Thomas' hospital 872 872
Manchester University: Royal Infirmary, phase II 920 920
London University: Queen Mary College 3,727 618 3,109
Newcastle University: Royal Victoria Infirmary, phase V 2,781 2,781
2. New and on-going phased medical projects, the total contribution to all phases expected to be £1 million or more
London University: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, redevelopment of Hammersmith Hospital, phase 1 155 155
London University: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Redevelopment of Hammersmith Hospital catering centralisation 250 250
London University: University College Middlesex, HMS Whittington Hospital development, phase 1 371 371
London University: University College Middlesex Hospital Medical School, resiting clinical areas 623 623
Sub Total 10,921 734 10,187
3. Projects expected to start in 1988–89 on which the UGC contribution not yet agreed 400
4. On-going projects not separately identified 306
5. Furniture on health-controlled schemes 300
6. Sites and leases 700
TOTAL (MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS) (SUBHEAD A1(2)) 12,627 734 10,187
TOTAL (UNIVERSITIES, ETC.) (SUBHEAD A(1(1)) (TABLE 1)) 12,165 6,138 7,575 1,548
TOTAL SUBHEAD A1 24,792 6,872 17,762 1,548

1988–89
Grants for expenditure long term capital computer projects, (subhead B1)
Details of expenditure on computer projects costing more than £1,000,000 payable under subhead B1
Project Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared with Provision
Less than Provided More than Provided
£000 £000 £000 £000
Projects costing £1 million or more1
Aberdeen University (new computer) 301 6 295
Bristol University (new computer) 1,330 1,323 7
Glasgow University (new computer) 470 470
Kings College, London (new computer) 917 917
Manchester University (new computer national centre) 41 21 20
Loughborough University (new computer) 1,195 1,195
Oxford University (new computer) 303 283 20
Sub Total 3,640 3,020 1,537 917
Projects costing less than £1m
End-year flexibility 13,151 13,756 605
Total (Subhead B1) 16,791 16,776 1,537 1,522
1All projects are for the replacement of centrally managed computer facilities whose total Computer Board contribution exceeds £1,000,000. The purchases are made on the basis of fixed price contracts when payment profiles extend over more than one year.