§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scottish students receive a full grant for(a) living at home and (b) living away from home.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 18 February 19931: As at 17 February 1993, the number of Scottish students who had been offered a full grant at the home rate for session 1992–93 was 10,775, of whom 469 subsequently withdrew. A further 27,162 were offered a full grant at the away from home rate, of whom 1,087 subsequently withdrew.