Mr. B. Taylorasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what information has been supplied to his Department regarding 185W the expenditure by the universities on extra-mural work in 1962–63 and 1963–64; and what estimates he has made of their expenditure for these purposes in 1964–65.
§ Mr. HoggIn the academic year 1961–62 the net expenditure by universities from their general income on extramural classes and similar work was £468,000. This is the latest figure available. The grants made to extra-mural departments of universities by the Ministry of Education amounted to £558,000 in the financial year 1962–63 and are expected to amount to £635,000 in the current financial year. No estimate is yet available for 1964–65.