§ Mr. John Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what will be the effect of his new student support 632W arrangements on students whose parents do not pay the assessed contribution towards their living costs.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerTaking the academic year as a whole, such students will be no worse off than at present.
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what will be the effect of the measures announced by him on Monday on mature students with families.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerTaking the academic year as a whole, such students will be no worse off than under the present arrangements.
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students there are at universities between the ages of 18–19, 19–20, 20–21, 21–22, 22–23, 23–24, 24–25, 25–26, 26–27, 27–28, 28–29, 29–30, and 30 years and over.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerThe following table giving students in British universities by age at 31st December 1974 is the latest information available. A more detailed age breakdown could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
UNDERGRADUATES Thousands Under 18 2 18 30 19 48 20 50 21 33 22 15 23 7 24 4 25 to 29 8 30 and over 5 Total 202
POSTGRADUATES Thousands Under 21 0 21 to 24 23 25 to 29 15 30 and over 10 Total 48
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many persons attending universities have had paid employment for at least five years before going to university.
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§ Mr. Gerry FowlerThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information is available to him from international sources on the proportion of Government finance for students attending institutes of higher education awarded in the form of a repayable loan in each of the member States of the OECD.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerI know of no international publication that provides this information. OECD's own report "Towards Mass Higher Education" (1974) has some information on student loans but does not relate their cost to Government expenditure on higher education generally. A copy of the report is in the Library.