§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount paid to each student union in institutions for which he is responsible in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation in the form requested by the hon. Member is not readily available. Student unions in the institutions which receive grants from my Department are financed from the income which the colleges derive from the composite fees payable by all students. The following table shows the amounts which have been paid to the colleges concerned by my Department on behalf of those students who hays been assisted under the students' allowance scheme. These amounts, however, do not necessarily represent all moneys paid to the student unions.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherRecurrent and capital grants made to the 14 central institutions — including the educational function in the agricultural colleges—in the past five years were as follows:
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Year £000 1975–76 19,920 1976–77 23,725
Year £000 1977–78 21,546 1978–79 21,644 1979–80 24,680