§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many discretionary awards were made to students on postgraduate courses by each local education authority in the last three years for which figures are available; and what was the total level of spending on discretionary awards to postgraduate students by each local education authority in the last three years for which figures are available in(a) cash terms (b) current prices; [40756]
(2) what is the total level of discretionary awards made to postgraduate students in the last three years for which figures are available in (a) cash terms and (b) current prices.
§ Mr. ForthThe information requested is given in the following table.
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Discretionary awards to postgraduate students England and Wales: Academic years 1991–92 to 1993–94 Number of awards Expenditure £000s (Cash terms) Expenditure £000s (Real terms)1 LEA name 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Merton — — — — — — — — — Newham 26 1 1 61 — 3 65 — 3 Redbridge 68 27 88 271 110 134 291 113 134 Richmond upon Thames 7 — — 25 — — 27 — — Sutton 2 3 — 2 4 — 2 4 — Waltham Forest 4 — — 22 — — 23 — — Birmingham — 201 27 — 821 192 — 847 192 Coventry — 5 1 — 11 4 — 12 4 Dudley 12 13 1 11 10 — 12 10 — Sandwell 1 1 — 5 6 — 6 7 — Solihull 2 3 3 7 14 14 7 14 14 Walsall 40 34 — 143 116 — 153 120 — Wolverhampton 6 — — 29 — — 31 — — Knowsley 10 7 11 28 17 20 30 18 20 Liverpool 68 65 28 192 179 68 206 184 68 St. Helens 11 17 — 33 37 — 36 38 — Sefton 47 52 51 233 116 137 250 119 137 Wirral 63 58 35 241 263 177 259 271 177 Bolton 57 2 2 13 8 7 14 8 7 Bury 52 — — 113 — — 121 — — Manchester 7 8 — 28 30 — 30 30 — Oldham 23 20 — 93 88 — 100 91 — Rochdale 26 26 8 55 59 12 59 61 12 Salford — — — — — — — — — Stockport — 6 8 — 10 16 — 11 16 Tameside 16 — — 49 — — 52 — — Trafford 61 57 2 141 126 7 152 130 7 Wigan 7 2 — 17 6 — 18 6 — Barnsley 9 12 — 43 35 — 46 36 — Doncaster 40 28 36 85 56 60 91 58 60 Rotherham 19 15 18 82 55 45 88 57 45 Sheffield2 30 — — 144 — — 154 — — Bradford 21 21 11 83 99 40 89 102 40 Calderdale 2 — — 7 — — 8 — — Kirkless 62 57 16 208 148 54 223 153 54 Leeds 23 — — 20 — — 22 — — Wakefield 7 5 1 25 21 — 26 22 — Gateshead 16 22 22 61 87 113 66 90 113 Newcastle upon Tyne 3 7 10 7 11 28 8 11 28 North Tyneside 19 10 — 47 21 — 50 22 — South Tyneside 12 17 9 24 41 20 26 43 20 Sunderland 1 3 20 1 4 24 2 5 24 Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — — — London Residuary Body — — — — — — — — — Clwyd 75 2 1 182 6 2 195 6 2 Dyfed 2 — — 4 — — 4 — — Gwent 88 76 1 317 297 5 340 307 5 Gwynedd — — — — — — — — — Mid-Glamorgan 82 82 — 330 343 — 354 354 — Powys 21 5 11 78 23 41 84 24 41 South Glamorgan 4 1 2 11 5 8 12 6 8 West Glamorgan — — — — — — — — — Avon 24 16 1 56 36 1 60 37 1 Bedfordshire 12 — — 36 — — 38 — — Berkshire 60 35 10 193 66 20 207 69 20 Buckinghamshire — — — — — — — — — Cambridgeshire 63 78 8 286 408 37 307 421 37 Cheshire 186 8 2 589 22 10 632 23 10 Cleveland 101 112 59 441 618 218 473 637 218 Cornwall 77 40 61 187 119 162 200 122 162 Cumbria 70 70 6 172 151 13 184 156 13 Derbyshire 103 21 3 321 45 3 344 47 3 Devon 62 73 3 197 112 6 212 116 6 Dorset 58 128 153 159 231 287 171 238 287 Durham 7 — — 25 — — 27 — — East Sussex 2 6 2 5 24 11 6 25 11 Essex 181 162 — 810 986 — 869 1,016 — Gloucestershire — — — — — — — — —
Discretionary awards to postgraduate students England and Wales: Academic years 1991–92 to 1993–94 Number of awards Expenditure £000s (Cash terms) Expenditure £000s (Real terms)1 LEA name 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Hampshire 108 3 — 149 1 — 159 1 — Hereford and Worcester 61 3 2 196 10 9 211 10 9 Hertfordshire — — — — — — — — — Humberside — 75 — — 60 — — 62 — Isle of Wight 3 1 — 4 3 — 4 3 — Kent 24 16 7 63 40 17 67 42 17 Lancashire 5 5 166 15 13 483 16 14 483 Leicestershire 22 — — 30 — — 32 — — Lincolnshire 25 28 41 65 109 120 70 113 120 Norfolk 78 51 2 195 116 2 209 120 2 North Yorkshire 122 145 2 421 112 — 452 115 — Northamptonshire 50 56 128 159 166 290 171 172 290 Northumberland 43 2 29 148 10 22 158 10 22 Nottinghamshire 43 37 — 142 98 — 152 101 — Oxfordshire 41 48 44 93 117 122 100 121 122 Shropshire 67 50 56 188 147 150 202 152 150 Somerset 5 8 11 13 10 28 14 10 28 Staffordshire 182 146 5 545 300 12 585 309 12 Suffolk 69 1 — 294 7 — 315 7 — Surrey 133 147 115 262 316 97 281 326 97 Warwickshire — — — — — — — — — West Sussex — 80 91 — 247 175 — 255 175 Wiltshire 30 2 — 154 21 — 165 22 — England and Wales3 3,535 2,920 1,511 11,441 8,869 3,746 12,274 9,149 3,746 Source:
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— = nil or negligible.
1In 1993–94 prices using the March 1995 GDP deflator for fee expenditure and the RPI (excluding mortgage interest payments) in respect of maintenance expenditure.
2Wandsworth were unable to provide full details of discretionary awards in 1991–92. Bromley and Sheffield were unable to provide full details in 1992–93.
3National totals have been grossed to compensate for either partial or complete non-returners.