§ 37. Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is yet able to estimate the cost of redundancy payments to non-academic staff in universities as a result of the recent reductions in grant to universities.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many redundancies he anticipates among total university staff as a consequence of cuts in University Grants Committee expenditure; and what will be the costs of redundancy payments in each of the next three years.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe exact number and cost of redundancies in universities will depend on detailed decisions by individual universities.