HC Deb 11 December 1973 vol 866 cc76-7W
Dr. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many full-time university students there are in Great Britain.

Mr. Raison

The provisional number of full-time and sandwich students in universities in October 1973, as recorded by the University Grants Committee, was 244,728.

Dr. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total cost of education per year of university students in Great Britain.

Mr. Raison

Information is not available in the form requested, but in 1971–72 universities' total recurrent expenditure, which covered research as well as teaching, amounted to £354 million at out-turn prices. University income from Exchequer and local authority grants amounted to about three-quarters of this sum.