§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied that the £60,000 spent for each student at the European University Institute represents value for money; and what plans the Government have with regard to future use of this institution having regard to its policy towards higher education in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAs the primary objective of the institute is research to which the students contribute only a part, it is not meaningful to relate the institutional cost to the number of students. The Government are continuing, in co-operation with other signatories of the institute's convention, to promote its academic development and improve its cost-effectiveness.