HC Deb 26 March 1953 vol 513 cc97-8W
66. Mr. Sorensen

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the financial grant from the Exchequer to the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London, respectively; and to all universities.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The total of recurrent grants to universities and university colleges in Great Britain for the academic year 1952–53 is £20 million. Of this sum, Oxford University will receive £1,215,000, Cambridge University £1,325,000 and London University £6,280,000. In addition, non-recurrent grants are made in response to specific applications. Non-recurrent grants paid in the academic year 1951–52 amounted to £7,002,095, of which Oxford University received £311,191, Cambridge University £297,005 and London University £1,821,221.