HC Deb 11 March 1982 vol 19 c483W
Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, following the visit of the Under-Secretary of State to Aberdeen university on Thursday 4 March, he proposes to take steps to mitigate the effects of cuts in university funding in Aberdeen university; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

No. By long standing and respected convention grants to individual universities are allocated by the University Grants Committee.

Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee
Males per cent. Females per cent. Total per cent.
February 1982 10,265 18.7 5,350 12.5 15,615 16.0
May 1979 5,135 9.3 2,974 7.2 8,109 8.4

Note: The figures are not seasonally adjusted.