§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total Government expenditure on the student unions in Queen's University, the New University of Ulster, Ulster polytechnic, Stranmillis college, St. Mary's college and St. Joseph's college, respectively.
§ Mr. John PattenUp to and including the current academic year student unions in Queen's University, the New University of Ulster, the Ulster polytechnic, Stranmillis college, St. Mary's college and St. Joseph's college have derived the bulk of their income through fees which, in the case of scholarship holders, have been paid by the award-making bodies.
The table below shows the expenditure from public funds in respect of the fees in the academic year 1979–80 (to the nearest thousand pounds for each institution).
£000s Queen's University 290 New University of Ulster 63 Ulster Polytechic 143 Stranmillis college of education 15 St Mary's college of education 6 St Joseph's college of education 5