HC Deb 06 February 1990 vol 166 cc604-6W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many studies were undertaken by his Department, or on behalf of his Department, to consider alternatives to the currently proposed student top-up loan scheme.

Mr. Jackson

A wide range of options has been considered in advice from officials to Ministers.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the number of loans that will have been made to students under the Education (Student Loans) Bill by(a) October 1990, (b) November 1990 and (c) December 1990.

Mr. Jackson

On the basis of a take-up rate of 80 per cent., some 455,000 students are likely to receive top-up loans in the 1990–91 academic year. Students will be able to apply at any time in the year; many will no doubt do so in the first few months.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has yet written to higher education institutions inviting them to discuss arrangements over certification for student loans.

Mr. Jackson

My right hon. Friend has written to the chairmen of representative bodies of higher education institutions inviting them to meet him to discuss their role in the top-up loans scheme.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will place in the Library copies of all studies undertaken by his Department which considered(a) the currently proposed top-up loan scheme and (b) alternatives to the proposed scheme.

Education support grants programme—1986–87 actual expenditure for IT related activities
LEA Micros for sen IT in NAFE CMIS Special needs in FE
(£ 000) (£ 000) (£ 000) (£ 000)
Barking 0.0 23.6 0.0 0.0
Barnet 0.0 76.1 15.7 0.0
Bexley 0.0 7.8 1.6 0.0
Brent 0.0 37.7 6.0 0.0
Bromley 0.0 74.8 17.6 0.0
Croydon 0.0 40.0 0.0 6.7
Ealing 0.0 89.8 27.2 0.0
Enfield 0.0 16.4 2.6 0.0
Haringey 0.0 11.0 0.0 2.3
Harrow 0.0 20.0 0.0 8.2
Havering 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0
Hillingdon 0.0 46.5 0.0 0.0
Houslow 0.0 44.7 0.0 0.0
Kingston upon Thames 0.0 3.1 0.7 0.0
Merton 0.0 11.4 0.0 0.0
Newham 0.0 12.4 6.3 0.0
Redbridge 0.0 4.9 6.2 0.0
Richmond upon Thames 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0
Sutton 1.6 12.7 5.0 0.0
Waltham Forest 0.0 0.0 20.8 0.0
ILEA 0.0 545.2 20.9 0.0
Birmingham 0.0 296.5 31.4 0.0
Coventry 0.0 50.4 15.2 20.9
Dudley 0.0 78.2 17.6 0.0
Sandwell 0.0 5.3 9.4 15.7
Solihull 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Walsall 0.0 2.4 4.4 0.0
Wolverhampton 0.0 23.5 1.5 0.0
Knowsley 0.0 5.7 0.0 10.8
Liverpool 0.0 5.5 1.7 0.0
St. Helens 0.5 26.2 10.5 0.0
Sefton 0.0 84.5 0.0 0.0
Wirral 0.4 3.1 0.0 0.0
Bolton 0.0 32.0 3.7 0.0
Bury 0.0 14.0 0.2 10.2
Manchester 0.0 62.2 12.0 19.0
Oldham 0.0 1.1 7.8 0.0
Rochdale 0.0 18.5 0.0 12.7
Salford 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0
Stockport 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tameside 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.0
Trafford 0.0 6.8 8.3 0.0
Wigan 0.0 33.1 0.0 0.0
Barnsley 0.0 14.9 0.0 0.0

Mr. Jackson

No. Advice from departmental officials to Ministers is confidential.