§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure in education in the years 1978–79 and in 1988–89; and if he will give the relevant figures for higher education.
Mr. JacksonTotal DES expenditure on education and science (covering schools, further education, polytechnics and colleges of higher education in England, universities in Great Britain, and the science budget for the United Kingdom) in the years in question was as follows:
£ million 1978–79 1988–89 (outturn) (estimate) 7,754 18,412 Within these totals, DES expenditure on higher education (covering grants to universities in Great Britain, funding for local authority higher education in England, expenditure on mandatory awards for undergraduates in England and Wales and postgraduate awards) in the years in question was as follows:
£ million 1978–79 1988–89 (outturn) (estimate) 1,668 3,891