§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the percentage increase in the fees at halls of residence in Scotland in each of the past five years, and the percentage increase in student grants over the same period.
§ Mr. MulleyI have no information on the fees charged by individual universities in their halls of residence. The rates of grant for residential students at Scottish universities over the last five years are shown below, together with the percentage increase in each of the years covered:
Grant Rate Percentage Increase £ 1971–72 430 13.2 1972–73 445 3.5 1973–74 485 913.0 1974–75 605 24.7 1975–76 740 22.3