HC Deb 20 December 1983 vol 51 c107W
39. Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the reason for the lower per capita funding of polytechnic students as compared with those attending similar courses at a university.

Mr. Brooke

The principal reason for the difference in funding between similar subjects in universities and polytechnics is the provision that is made for a higher level of research activity in the universities.