HC Deb 12 November 1975 vol 899 cc775-6W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the total current expenditure on each type of institution of higher and further education in 1974 in England, expressed per head of students;

(2) what was the total curent expenditure on each type of institution of high and further education in Wales in 1974, expressed per head of students.

Mr. Mulley

Net recurrent institutional costs per full time equivalent student, excluding student support and loan charges, for the financial year 1973–74 were as follows:—

England and Wales 1974 Survey prices
£
Major Establishments of Further Education 530
Polytechnics 1,130
Colleges of Education 660
Universities (Great Britain) 1,490

Separate costing for England and Wales could be provided only at disproportionate cost.