§ 67. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the sum made available to the universities in the quinquennial review is insufficient to allow them to expand their work properly; and if he will, therefore, include a supplementary grant for this purpose in his forthcoming Estimates.
§ Mr. SimonNo. The quinquennial settlement provides for grants which are 8 per cent. higher in the current academic year than in 1956–57, and which rise by a further 30 per cent. over the next four years. In addition, the universities are 73W receiving supplementary grants in respect of the cost of the salary award which took effect last August.