§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average weekly grant received by students in United Kingdom universities and polytechnics.
§ Dr. BoysonIn the academic year 1977–78, the latest for which details are available, mandatory award-holders received maintenance payments from public funds averaging £720 and should have received a further £290 on average, normally from their parents. These payments relate to academic years of varying lengths and cannot therefore be expressed in weekly terms. Data relating to universities and polytechnics alone, are not available.