§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many students received mandatory awards in higher education in each of the last five years;
(2) what was the cost of mandatory awards in higher education in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerFollowing is the information requested on mandatory awards given for higher education, including initial teacher training, by local education authorities, the Scottish Education Department and the Department of Education and Science:
Academic Year Total expenditure (£ million) Number of students (Thousand) 1970–71 … 111.7 349 1971–72 … 127.7 360 1972–73 … 130.0 368 1973–74 … 137.0 367 1974–75* … 173.8 370 * Provisional.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate he has made of the proportions of pupils from maintained and independent schools who received mandatory awards in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerIn England and Wales of the total school leavers known to be entering full-time first degree or 657W teacher training courses, and likely to receive mandatory awards, the following percentages came from the types of school indicated below. The information
Percentage Academic Year of leaving school Maintained schools Direct Grant schools Independent schools recognised as efficient Total 1970–71 … 75.9 11.6 12.5 100.0 1971–72 … 76.6 10.8 12.6 100.0 1972–73 … 75.6 11.7 12.7 100.0 1973–74 … 75.2 11.5 13.3 100.0 1974–75 (provisional) … 74.4 11.4 14.2 100.0