§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of grants for universities, polytechnics and all other purposes, given by all metropolitan education authorities, and give comparative expenditure figures for these grants per head of population for each of the metropolitan education authorities.
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§ Dr. BoysonFollowing is the information, which covers all mandatory student awards and other awards designed to cover the full cost of maintenance and fees in the academic year 1977–78.
Authority Number of awards Expenditure per head of population (maintenace and fees) £ WEST MIDLANDS Birmingham 6,672 8.3 Coventry 2,464 9.7 Dudley 1,641 6.8 Sandwell 1,221 5.6 Solihull 1,970 11.2 Walsall 1,487 7.1 Wolverhampton 1,764 8.4 MERSEYSIDE Knowsley 892 6.2 Liverpool 3,769 9.7 St. Helens 1,394 9.0 Sefton 3,097 13.5 Wirral 3,349 12.6 GREATER MANCHESTER Bolton 1,991 9.9 Bury 1,563 10.9 Manchester 3,379 9.2 Oldham 1,245 7.1 Rochdale 1,448 8.6 Salford 1,488 7.3 Stockport 3,005 13.0 Tameside 1,231 7.1 Trafford 2,614 14.2 Wigan 1,740 7.0 SOUTH YORKSHIRE Barnsley 1,139 6.5 Doncaster 2,023 8.4 Rotherham 1,298 6.5 Sheffield 3,626 7.9 WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford 3,752 9.7 Calderdale 1,371 9.2 Kirklees 2,851 9.8 Leeds 5,051 8.8 Wakefield 1,840 7.4 TYNE AND WEAR Gateshead 1,168 6.6 Newcastle upon Tyne 2,323 9.9 North Tyneside 1,677 10.3 South Tyneside 1,112 8.6 Sunderland 1,649 7.0