§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Reportsuch information as is available to him relating to the total annual cost in each of the past three years of additional college fees or dues paid to the universities of Cambridge, Durham, Kent, Lancaster, Oxford and York.
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§ Mr. Waldegrave:The Department's estimates of the total annual cost to public funds in each of the past three academic years of college fees or dues in respect of students of these universities are as follows:
1979–80 £ million 1980–81 £ million 1981–82 £ million Cambridge 9.4 12.8 *14.2 Durham 0.4 0.5 0.6 Kent 0.2 0.2 0.3 Lancaster 0.3 0.3 0.3 Oxford 10.7 14.6 15.6 York 0.2 0.2 0.2 21.2 28.6 31.2 * In 1981–82 college fees were increased to allow Junior Common Rooms and Amalgamated Clubs (the equivalent of student unions elsewhere) to be funded from college recurrent income in accordance with the change of practice for student unions generally. College fees at Oxford and Cambridge reflect the colleges' significant contribution to teaching and research.