§ Mr. Gerald Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the grants made available to universities in Great Britain in the financial year 1983–84, on the advice of the University Grants Committee and of the Computer Board.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe information requested is as follows: 859W
General Purposes Overseas research student fees support scheme Total subhead A1 * Restructuring subhead A5 Computers subhead B1 £ £ £ £ £ Bradford university 14,695,867 16,142 14,712,009 1,756,836 136,919 Bristol university 28,440,302 23,748 28,464,050 1,329,810 200,065 Brunel university 12,831,200 27,672 12,858,872 613,131 110,096 Cambridge university 40,575,000 509,498 41,084,498 — 419,819 City university 12,122,073 9,788 12,131,861 701,645 108,259 Durham university 16,944,081 17,711 16,961,792 209,938 102,945 East Anglia university 14,920,000 25,084 14,945,084 336,533 154,830 Essex university 8,353,381 30,087 8,383,468 473,774 178,415 Exeter university 14,920,988 10,105 14,931,093 790,632 110,958 Hull university 14,530,417 7,424 14,537,841 475,032 142,357 Keele university 8,579,086 — 8,579,086 549,779 129,165 Kent university 10,751,262 35,917 10,787,179 443,831 168,713 Lancaster university 13,039,870 13,948 13,053,818 368,968 181,716 Leeds university 40,691,532 71,204 40,762,736 1,487,898 361,052 Leicester university 17,273,000 2,456 17,275,456 515,564 149,580 Liverpool university 36,794,013 83,982 36,877,995 1,051,883 248,553 London university, including its colleges and schools 230,232,165 541,451 230,773,616 6,418,107 5,092,731 Loughborough university of Technology 17,294,000 26,772 17,320,772 139,002 199,235 Manchester university 46,067,001 88,321 46,155,322 950,683 2,556,900 Manchester university Institute of Science and Technology 16,484,000 131,205 16,615,205 1,104,241 — Newcastle upon Tyne university 30,841,000 58,398 30,899,398 198,714 280,145 Nottingham university 27,125,892 20,754 27,146,646 527,280 398,484 Oxford university 41,822,400 452,983 42,275,383 112,785 517,303 Reading university 18,328,943 44,329 18,373,272 497,464 159,343 Salford university 14,384,595 18,448 14,403,043 2,532,789 268,904 Sheffield university 31,531,400 47,638 31,579,038 1,278,640 248,678 Southampton university 23,890,578 39,512 23,930,090 514,002 314,194 Surrey university 12,669,961 20,922 12,690,883 797,290 127,460 Sussex university 13,520,541 53,732 13,574,273 573,997 100,754 Warwick university 16,921,000 21,054 16,942,054 500,896 208,197 York university 10,912,414 1,406 10,913,820 285,373 96,848 University of Wales, including university colleges and Institute of Science and Technology 69,832,909 78,046 69,910,955 2,258,810 649,717 Aberdeen university 23,500,299 32,893 23,533,192 306,240 259,360 Dundee university 16,403,000 20,304 16,423,304 921,433 89,127 Edinburgh university 45,111,080 82,320 45,193,400 847,995 684,630 Glasgow university 44,452,815 30,565 44,483,380 1,045,422 330,601 Heriot-Watt university 11,294,588 5,418 11,300,006 323,525 122,210 St. Andrews university 12,010,006 22,884 12,032,890 224,998 108,988 Stirling university 8,984,656 8,324 8,992,980 266,089 55,032 Strathclyde university 24,158,153 92,678 24,250,831 1,180,976 210,734 London business school 1,988,000 2,156 1,990,156 — — Manchester business school 1,121,000 2,206 1,123,206 13,877 19,631 Other payments †588,390 ‡108,885 697,275 — ║183,101 £ ¶1,180,300,000 3,051,540 1,183,351,540 38,848,459 17,980,515 * Payments in respect of redundancy compensation only. † £540,037 paid direct to the University central council on admissions, and £48,353 in respect of the National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride. ‡ £75,997 paid to Cranfield Institute of Technology, £18,500 to the committee of vice-chancellors and principles for administration of the Overseas Research Student Fees Support Scheme and £14,388 to Royal College of Art. ║ £183,101 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC). ¶ Includes amounts earmarked for minor capital projects to value of £23,828,614. 860W 861W
For capital expenditure Capital payments subhead A2 £ Medical subhead A3 £ *Furniture and equipment subhead A4 £ Computers subhead B2 £ Aston university 10,567 — 1,414,830 37,039 Bath university 82,403 — 1,202,003 52,323 Birmingham university 4,835 175,374 2,484,015 1,906,249 Bradford university — — 1,100,691 38,062 Bristol university 14,479 663,624 1,797,889 80,816 Brunel university 35,852 — 1,043,490 — Cambridge university 24,345 272,700 3,168,702 115,567 City university 136,519 — 611,925 — Durham university 521,261 — 1,203,004 2,169 East Anglia university 819,882 — 776,653 41,046 Essex university 5,847 — 452,630 28,672
Capital payments subhead A2 £ Medical subhead A3 £ *Furniture and equipment subhead A4 £ Computers subhead B2 £ Exeter university 112,921 — 1,080,585 17,605 Hull university — — 700,950 44,300 Keele university 84,332 — 438,978 200,290 Kent university — — 614,641 — Lancaster university — — 744,269 51,075 Leeds university 6,345 1,034,128 2,831,655 — Leicester university 89,815 504,996 1,039,653 — Liverpool university 617,403 39,288 2,246,114 — London university, including its colleges and schools 860,565 5,961,945 15,952,170 4,079,123 Loughborough university of technology 317,025 — 1,445,219 825,000 Manchester university — 110,233 2,880,869 3,466,275 Manchester university institute of science and technology — — 1,595,430 — Newcastle upon Tyne university 139,555 1,675,316 2,794,823 288 Nottingham university — 642,087 2,039,041 35,845 Oxford university 14,419 26,427 3,122,344 141,155 Reading university 1,454,634 — 1,533,530 738,617 Salford university 213,639 — 1,022,917 121,185 Sheffield university 681,518 117,941 2,380,248 — Southampton university 15,063 10,133 1,870,002 54,405 Surrey university 13,682 — 1,100,840 — Sussex university — — 998,030 4,593 Warwick university 50,742 — 849,648 27,321 York university — — 707,426 2,875 University of Wales, including university colleges and institute of science and technology 241,062 — 4,939,419 90,409 Aberdeen university 106,926 583,732 1,528,098 220,210 Dundee university — 430 796,444 191,608 Edinburgh university — 86,539 2,766,838 10,639 Glasgow university 1,365,488 633,826 2,781,300 503,184 Heriot-Watt university — — 871,825 — St. Andrews university 37,543 — 645,023 — Stirling university 18,115 — 322,680 13,185 Strathclyde university 580,024 — 1,920,281 937,831 London Business school — — 53,203 3,035 Manchester Business school — — 29,675 — Other payments — — — †417,919 £ 8,676,806 12,538,719 81,900,000 14,499,915 * The sums provided from subhead A4, earmarked for individual universities as shown, were transferred to a Deposit Account with the Paymaster General from which issues were made as required towards meeting the cost of furniture and equipment. The balance remaining in the Deposit Account at 31 March 1984, which is not liable to surrender to the Consolidated Fund, was £7,890,658. † Other payments comprise £132,489 fees paid to the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency for negotiating contracts and £285,430 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC) for networking projects. 862W 863W
Grants and Loansfor Long Term Capital Projects (Subhead 2) Details of expenditure on works services costing more than £1,000,000 whom in Table 1 to the Estimate Projects Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared with Provision £ £ Less than Provided £ More than Provided £ Building projects and purchase of existing buildings: 1. New and on-going projects originally expected to cost £1 million or more Aberdeen University Central Library 1600,000 43,026 116,974 — Glasgow University Library Phase II 155,000 24,230 130,770 — Durham University Central Library 425,000 412,180 12,820 — Sheffield University University House 315,000 462,930 — 147,930 East Anglia University Education Building 875,000 668,371 206,629 — Reading University Library: Phase II 850,000 600,680 249,320 — Strathclyde University Computer Centre 425,000 466,731 — 41,731 Glasgow University Library: Phase III 1,145,000 557,774 587,226 — Reading University Food Studies building: Phase II 635,000 751,298 — 116,298 Sub total 4,985,000 3,987,220 1,303,739 305,959 2. On-going projects costing less than £1 million 1,375,000 2,328,310 — 305,959 Purchase of sites and buildings scheduled for demolition 120,000 18,073 101,927 — Loans 1,500,000 660,058 839,942 — Offration grants 500,000 142,048 357,952 — Professional fees 2,150,000 1,541,097 608,903 — Total 10,630,000 8,676,806 3,212,463 1,259,269
1983–84 Grants for Expenditure long term Capital Computer Projects (Subhead B2) Details of expenditure on computer projects costing more than £1,000,000 shown in Table 2 to the Estimate Expenditure compared with Provision Project Provision £ Expenditure £ Less than Provided £ More than Provided £ Projects costing £1 million or more* Birmingham University new computer 1,800,000 1,785,999 14,001 — Cambridge University new computer† 250,000 90,279 159,721 — London University (Imperial College) new computer — 18,174 — 18,174 Manchester University large scale computer 2,494,000 2,070,000 424,000 — Manchester University front end computer 1,001,000 931,500 69,500 — Strathclyde University new computer† 1,000,000 823,980 176,020 — SUB TOTAL 6,545,000 5,719,932 843,242 18,174 Projects costing less than £1 million 7,955,000 8,779,983 — 824,983 TOTAL 14,500,000 14,499,915 843,242 843,157 * These purchases are made on the basis of fixed price contracts. † Contracts not yet finalised.