§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his latest estimate of the current price cost in 1982–83 of public education in England, plus spending by the universities in Great Britain and the cost of mandatory awards in England and Wales.
§ Mr. WaldegraveInformation on outturn expenditure on education by government in the financial year 1982–83 is not yet available. The outturn cash value of central Government grant to universities totalled £1,312.4 million in the financial year 1982–83. Outturn expenditure on mandatory student awards by local education authorities in England and Wales totalled £690.5 million in the financial year 1982–83.