§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on the Open University in each of the last five years; and how much is estimated for 1975.
§ Mr. PrenticeExcept in 1970, recurrent grant for the Open University has been assessed in relation to requirements during the academic year which runs from January to December. The approved levels of grant have been:
£ m 1970 (April-December) 2.215 1971 6.015 1972 7.965 1973 10.091 1974 12.653 The currently approved level of grant for the 1975 academic year is £15.819 million. The university will additionally be reimbursed for expenditure on local authority rates.
Grant for non-recurrent expenditure is related to the financial year April to March, and has been as follows:
£ m. 1970–71 1.800 1971–72 .947 1972–73 .759 1973–74 1.497 1974–75 .991 For the 1975–76 financial year, the approved Estimate is £1.953 million.