§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent on student grants in Scotland in each year from 1990–91 to 1996–97 at current 1996–97 prices. [13902]
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§ Mr. Raymond S. Robertson[holding answer 31 January 1997]: The information requested is set out in the table.
The figures represent expenditure on maintenance grants, travel and tuition fees for award-holding Scottish domiciled students undertaking full-time courses of higher education; and on tuition fees for eligible European Union students undertaking similar courses in Scotland. They are not strictly comparable year on year because, since academic year 1990–91, a growing proportion of the maintenance provision for these students has been met by loans rather than grants.
£000s Financial Year Actual expenditure Expenditure at 1996–97 prices 1990–911 176,813 215,769 1991–92 279,734 320,817 1992–93 337,647 371,799 1993–94 370,195 395,945 1994–95 324,646 341,190 1995–96 289,060 296,287 1996–972 289,728 289,728 1 Excluding grants for full-time higher national certificate courses which were covered by the education authorities up to and including 1990–91 2 Estimated