§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost to public funds of provision of student grants in the tertiary sector of education in each of the past five years, giving breakdowns, where possible, into recognised sectors.
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§ Mr. McElhoneThe following tables give the cost to public funds of student grants in the academic sessions 1971–76.
A. Student grants awarded by the Scottish Education Department for advanced courses.
Type of Establishment and Total Cost Session 1971–72 Universities £9,738,118 Colleges of education £3,966,002 Central institutions £2,087,791 Other establishments £1,547,759 Total £17,339,670 Session 1972–73 Universities £9,881,182 Colleges of education £4,058,280 Central institutions £2,277,085 Other establishments £1,771,984 Total £17,988,531 Session 1973–74 Universities £10,680,742 Colleges of education £4,497,936 Central institutions £2,525,508 Other establishments £2,136,735 Total £19,840,921 Session 1974–75 Universities £14,507,300 Colleges of education £5,892,192 Central institutions £3,628,514 Other establishments £3,405,885 Total £27,433,891 Session 1975–76 Universities £17,118,112 Colleges of education £7,083,450 Central institutions £4,797,087 Other establishments £3,720,315 Total £32,718,964 B. Bursaries awarded by education authorities for non-advanced courses of further education:
Session Total Cost 1971–72 £1,255,511 1972–73 £1,838,757 1973–74 £1,618,796 1974–75 £1,983,905 1975–76 £2,970,913
§ Mrs. Margaret Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average length of time elapsing between the start of the educational sessions in the tertiary sector and the completion of payment of student grants.
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§ Mr. McElhoneThe great majority of students are paid their grants at the start of the academic session. Payments may be delayed for varying periods for a minority of students, mainly because of late application or delay in supplying information about academic progress or parental income.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time students in the post-school system have not yet received their grants for session 1976–77.
§ Mr. McElhoneI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen, North (Mr. Hughes) on 10th November.—[Vol. 919, c.184.]
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school pupils continuing studies after the recognised leaving age qualify for public authority grants; and what is the total cost to public funds.
§ Mr. McElhoneFor session 1975–76, 2,889 secondary school pupils over the statutory leaving age were granted higher school bursaries at a total cost of approximateley £471,000.