HC Deb 06 July 1984 vol 63 cc314-6W
Mr. Corrie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the overall average domestic rate bill by householders in Scotland in each year since 1970.

Mr. Younger

The information is as follows:

Average domestic rate bill
£
1970–71 52.97
1971–72 63.29
1972–73 66.44
1973–74 71.08
1974–75 82.97
1975–76 108.10
1976–77 122.74
1977–78 139.20
1978–79 132.01
1979–80 149.33
1980–81 199.08
1981–82 272.44
1982–83 309.54
1983–84 309.73
1984–85 328.23

Students domiciled in Scotland
Year Male Female Total
Arts Science Arts Science Arts Science
1979 n/a n/a 3,747 2,770
1980 n/a n/a 3,641 2,857
1981 1,515 2,225 2,016 632 3,531 2,857
1982 1,633 2,508 2,127 719 3,760 3,227
1983 1,578 2,904 2,266 877 3,844 3,781

Students domiciled in the United Kingdom
Year Male Female Total
Arts Science Total Arts Science Total Arts Science Total
1979 n/a n/a 44,445 33,115 77,560
1980 19,896 25,672 45,568 22,828 7,452 30,280 42,724 33,124 75,848
1981 17,563 25,288 42,851 22,166 7,683 29,849 39,729 32,971 72,700
1982 16,638 26,606 43,244 23,289 8,560 31,849 39,927 35,166 75,093
1983 16,067 29,067 45,134 23,930 9,624 33,554 39,997 38,691 78,688

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the percentage increase in course fees for the Open University since 1979.

Mr. Brooke

The information requested is as follows:

Academic year Undergraduate Tuition Fees £ Percentage increase over previous year
1979 55
1980 67 21.8
1981 98 46.3
1982 120 22.4
1983 127 5.8
1984 133 4.7

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the number of students registered in the Open University in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom, by sex, in each year since 1979

Mr. Brooke

For undergraduate students, the information is as follows:

Notes:

(a) For the years 1970–71 to 1976–77 the figures are calculated from information published in the Scottish Office's "Rates and Rateable Values in Scotland".

(b) For the years 1977–78 to 1981–82 the figures are those published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Rating Review".

(c) The figures for the years 1982–83 to 1984–85 are provisional figures.