§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what level of financing he intends to allocate to the Open university during the next three years; and how this compares with the financing it has received from his Department during the last three years.
§ Mr. WaldenMy right hon. Friend received the report of the Open university visiting committee on 25 November. He hopes to reach decisions on the Open university's grant in the near future.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how summer school fees and Open university tuition fees in 1979 compare with those in 1971 in 1971 constant prices.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information is as follows:
1971 fee £ 1979 fee at 1971 prices (£) Summer School fee 25 18 Tuition fee 20 19 The conversion to constant prices has been made using the GDP deflator.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how summer school fees and Open university tuition fees in 1985 compared with those in 1979 in 1979 constant prices.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information is as follows:
1979 fee £ 1985 fee at 1979 prices (£) Summer School fee 52 57 Tuition fee 55 85 The conversion to constant prices has been made using the GDP deflator on the basis of the assumed figure for 1985.