§ 61. Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if it is his intention to announce the proposed increase in student grants for 1983; and when he will do so.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend gave to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, North-West (Mr. Colvin) on Monday, 8 November 1982.
§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what assumption he has made about student numbers in calculating the cost to public funds of any increase in student grant levels for 1983–84.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFor the purposes of my right hon. Friend's statement on 8 November about public expenditure on education and science including student awards in 1983–84, it was assumed that there would be about 340,000 students receiving mandatory awards in England and Wales in the academic year 1983–84.