§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the amount scent on postgraduate awards by his Department and by each of the research councils during the past five years; and how much has gone to research students; how much to teachers in training, and how much to students on
EXPENDITURE ON POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, ACADEMIC YEARS 1969–70 TO 1973–74 (£ thousands) 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 Department of Education and Science* … 3,203.8 3,729.8 4,252.7 4,473.6 5,368.9 (of which for teachers in training) … (1,941.9) (2,186.3) (2,465.1) (2,582.6) (3,281.5) Medical Research Council† … 775.6 887.6 1,038.0 1,184.9 1,266.3 Agricultural Research Council‡ … 4.6 5.6 12.9 25.8 43.0 Natural Environment Research Council‡ … 498.1 572.3 660.5 781.9 927.3 Science Research Council‡ … 4,749.5 5,229.6 5,802.9 6,241.8 6,628.0 Social Science Research Council‡ … 1,358.9 1,877.1 2,192.1 2,476.7 2,911.3 * Awards to students resident in England and Wales. † Awards to students resident in United Kingdom. ‡ Awards to students resident in Great Britain.