§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of bursaries in management studies awarded by the Department of Education to both male and female students in 1980–81; and if he will give details of the criteria under which the awards are made and the value of such awards.
§ Mr. John PattenBursaries were awarded to 17 male and seven female students by the Department of Education in the 1980–81 academic year for courses in management studies. These awards were made under the Department's postgraduate bursary scheme as detailed in the reply to the hon. Gentleman's written question of 22 July.—[Vol. 9, c.179.]
No bursaries were applied for or awarded under the Department's management bursaries scheme in the
District Council Electoral Population Total Grant Paid £ Per cent. of Total Grant Per Capita Figure £ Antrim 26,574 118,779 2.40 4.46 Ards 40,413 101,026 1.82 2.49 Armagh 33,147 17,999 0.32 0.54 Ballymena 37,380 49,401 0.89 1.32 Ballymoney 15,761 677,843 12.24 43.00 Banbridge 21,219 80,494 1.45 3.79 Belfast 232,905 1,705,569 30.81 7.32 Carrickfergus 19,731 100,822 1.82 5.10 Castlereagh 44,972 162,508 2.93 3.61 Coleraine 31,923 75,898 1.37 2.37 Cookstown 19,177 44,095 0.79 229 Craigavon 48,748 174,070 3.14 3.57 Down 34,038 50,143 0.90 1.47 Dungannon 29,576 2,286 0.04 0.07 Fermanagh 36,566 139,312 2.51 3.80 Larne 20,366 33,968 0.61 1.66 Limavady 15,619 205,403 3.71 13.15 Lisburn 54,643 387,223 6.99 7.08 Londonderry 52,545 138,827 2.50 2.64 Magherafelt 21,916 158,732 2.86 7.24 Moyle 9,645 112,914 2.04 11.70 Newry and Mourne 50,110 138,806 2.50 2.77 Newtownabbey 51,528 7,931 0.14 0.15 North Down 45,960 373,149 6.74 8.11 Omagh 28,347 472,494 8.53 16.66 Strabane 22,753 4,424 0.07 0.19 Total 1,045,562 5,534,116