§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the approximate cost of increasing students' grants to allow for the payment of national insurance contributions at unemployed rates.
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§ Mr. Gerry FowlerI have been asked to reply.
If the level of mandatory and teacher training students grants were raised by a sum equal to 52 weeks' national insurance contributions at current rates, the cost for Great Britain would be about £27 million in a year.