HC Deb 25 June 1958 vol 590 cc33-4W
Mr. G. Longden

asked the Minister of Education whether he will make a further statement about the arrangements for financial awards to university students.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

Yes. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I have decided to set up a Committee with the following terms of referenceTo consider the present system of awards from public funds to students attending first degree courses at universities and comparable courses at other institutions and to make recommendations.

The Committee will, therefore, consider the kinds of awards to be made from public funds, the method of selecting students for such awards and the principle of the hardship test required by the law as it now stands.

Sir Colin Anderson has accepted the Government's invitation to act as chairman and the other members of the committee are:

  • Mrs. Gladys Buxton (Chairman of Derbyshire County Council).
  • Mrs. Margaret Cooke (Birmingham City Councillor).
  • Mr. W. McL. Dewar, O.B.E. (Headmaster of George Heriot's, Edinburgh).
  • Miss J. A. Evans (Headmistress of Keighley Girls' Grammar School).
  • Mr. W. W. Finlay (Governor of the Scottish College of Commerce, Glasgow).
  • Mr. Norman Fisher (Principal of the Staff College of the National Coal Board).
  • Alderman J. W. F. Hill, Kt., C.B.E. (President of the Council, University of Nottingham).
  • Mr. H. D. P. Lee (Headmaster of Winchester College).
  • Dr. D. W. Logan (Principal of the University of London).
  • Mr. Ron Smith (Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers).
  • Dr. L. S. Sutherland, C.B.E. (Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford).
  • Professor Brinley Thomas, O.B.E. (Professor of Economics, University College, Cardiff).
  • Dr. J. Topping (Principal of the Bruner College of Technology, Acton, Middlesex).
  • Mr. A. H. Wilson (Managing Director in charge of research and development. Courtauld's Ltd.).
  • Professor E. M. Wright (Professor of Mathematics, University of Aberdeen).
The secretaries of the committee are Mr. D. Neylan (Ministry of Education) and Mr. G. A. T. Hanks (Scottish Education Department).