§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has of the expenditure per capita on all forms of adult education in Great Britain, West Germany, France, the Republic of Ireland and Holland in each of the years 1975 to 1980 inclusive.
Net Institutional Recurrent Expenditure Per Full Time Equivalent Student* England and Wales £ at 1980 survey prices 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 (provisional) Adult education centers† 270 250 245 255 290 Major establishments of further education (excluding polytechnics) non-advanced work 1,290 1,290 1,350 1,300 1,330 advance work 2,000 2,000 2,090 2,020 2,060 Polytechnics non-advanced work 1,870 1,670 1,590 1,580 1,620 advanced work 2,890 2,580 2,470 2,450 2,510 Universities 3,050 3,000 2,950 2,900 N/A *These figures include all costs of tuition at the relevant institutions but exclude certain related costs notably student support. †Mainly evening study: these figures exclude adult education provided by the Workers' Education Association and university extra-mural departments.