§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the value of all central Government expenditure grants to Dundee university in each year since 1980–81; and if he will also express each figure at constant prices.
§ Mr. BrookeTotal recurrent and capital grants paid to Dundee university, on the advice of the University Grants Committee and of the Computer Board, in the financial years 1980–81 to 1983–84 were as follows:
£ million Cash £ million Cost terms (1982–83 base) 1980–81 Recurrent 12.836 15.044 Capital 0.923 1.081 Total 13.759 16.126 1981–82 Recurrent 13.411 align="right">14.297 Capital 1.012 1.079 Total 14.434 15.376 1982–83 Recurrent 16.401 16.401 Capital 0.907 0.907 Total 17.308 17.308 1983–84 Recurrent 17.434 16.527 Capital 0.988 0.937 Total 18.422 17.464 The figures for the 1982–83 and 1983–84 financial years include specific grants for redundancy and early retirement compensation. The figures do not include research grants and contracts or any payments for services rendered. The figures for recurrent grant for 1982–83 and later years include increases in grant to offset the effects of reductions in the home undergraduate tuition fee.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the number of teaching posts at Dundee university in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe numbers of full-time and part-time academic staff at Dundee university in each year since 1979 were as follow:
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Full-time staff wholly University financed 420 420 418 385 Other full-time staff 92 113 114 129 Total full-time staff 512 533 532 514 Part-time staff 30 28 25 32