HC Deb 25 April 1983 vol 41 cc236-7W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the capital and current expenditure, respectively, in cost terms on universities in Scotland for the past five years; and what are his projections for the next five years.

Mr. Waldegrave

Following in cost terms are details of the grants paid to universities in Scotland on the recommendation of the University Grants Committee for the last five financial years.

In cost terms (using the GDP deflator)—£ million base year 1981–82
Financial Years
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
Recurrent* 137 143 159 148 †164
Equipment and furniture 9 9 8 10 10
Capital (including shared medical school projects) 6 10 4 5 5
* Includes minor capital projects as defined in the various years. Excludes expenditure on the overseas research student fees scheme and payments made on the advice of the Computer Board.
† Excludes payments to meet the cost of redundancies.

It is not possible to give projections for later years.