HC Deb 04 March 1969 vol 779 cc91-2W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the total public current expenditure on colleges of further education; and what is the total income such colleges received from student fees in the latest available year;

(2) what was the expenditure of local education authorities and his Department, shown separately, on the payment of student fees at colleges of further education in the latest available year;

(3) whether he will list the public bodies, other than local education authorities and his Department, which pay the fees of students at colleges of further education; and what estimate he has made of their contributions;

(4) if he will state the total income from fees received by colleges of further education in the latest available year for each of the categories of full-time students, part-time day students and evening students, respectively.

Mr. Edward Short

In the financial year 1967–68 gross current public expenditure on further education in England and Wales, including loan charges, capital expenditure from revenue and awards to students, was £241.2 million. Fee income totalled £16.3 million, of which local authorities received £12.9 million from tuition fees, £1.2 million from boarding fees and £1.9 million from other fees, including examination fees. Bodies grant-aided by my Department received a further £0.3 million. Expenditure by my Department on the payment of tuition fees was negligible: I estimate expenditure by local education authorities at about £4.4 million. Information about fee income from courses of different kinds and about payments by other public bodies is not available.