HC Deb 08 February 1974 vol 868 cc426-7W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the annual cost of giving married women students the same level of grant as that accorded single students.

Mrs. Thatcher

I shall write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the figures for the annual totals of discretionary grants awarded to further education students since 1969.

Mr. Raison

This information is published in Statistics of Education Volume 5 Finance and Awards 1972, Table 26, lines 9 and 15, with a description of the awards covered on page xvi.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science by what amount, for each year since 1969, the total cost of discretionary grant awarded to students in further education fell short of the maximum.

Mr. Raison

I regret that this information is not available.