§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what 139W is the net cost of training a graduate at an English polytechnic, an English university, a Welsh university, and a Welsh college of advanced technology, respectively.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeInformation is not available in the form requested. The average annual net costs per student—undergraduates and postgraduates—in universities and polytechnics for 1970–71 were calculated to be £975 and £660 respectively, using the same method as in the Department's Planning Paper No. 2. No separate figures are collected for Wales. Even if an equitable basis of comparison between England and Wales could be established, the production of separate figures for the two countries would be a lengthy and laborious task.