§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the level of polytechnic funding so far planned for the year 1981–82; and if he will publish the figures for the individual polytechnics in those cases where he has that information.
§ Mr. WaldegravePolytechnics are funded by the local authorities which maintain them. The Department is concerned only with allocations to local authorities from the advanced further education pool. I regret therefore that I do not have available the precise information which my hon. Friend seeks. I will, however, refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Brent, North (Dr. Boyson) to the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) on 9 February of this year—[Vol. 998, c.1292–4]—which lists allocations made from the advanced further education pool in 1981–82 to those authorities which maintain a polytechnic.