§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of higher education funding in Wales was in present day prices in each year since 1979. [124672]
§ Mr. TouhigI have been asked to reply.
The following table provides figures on Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) funding by financial year from 1993–94 to 1998–99.
HEFCW assumed responsibility for funding HE in Wales in April 1993, and figures prior to 1993 are not available on a comparable basis.
339WThe National Assembly for Wales assumed overall responsibility for HE funding in Wales on 1 July 1999, and figures beyond this date are not held by the Wales Office.
HEFCW funding from National Assembly for Wales/Welsh Office (inc. running costs and grants to HEIs) £000 Current prices Constant (2002–03) prices 1993–94 179,200 225,607 1994–95 232,497 288,877 1995–96 242,465 292,913 1996–97 243,522 285,148 1997–98 236,787 268,963 1998–99 231,222 255,618 Note:
Constant price figures based on current price figures rounded to nearest 1,000 (nearest 100,000 for 2002–03 and 2003–04).
Sources:
HEFCW annual reports.
HM Treasury GDP deflators used to produce constant price figures.