§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to reply to the letter of 8 November 1985 from the hon. Member for Dundee, East concerning student places at the royal veterinary college of the University of London.
§ Mr. WaldenI regret to say that the hon. Member's letter was mislaid. I have written to him today.
Table 1 Allocations of Lea Prescribed Expenditure Cash *Constant +Bid Allocation Bid Allocation 1981–82 * 7,354 — 8,576 1982–83 * 4,826 — 5,259 1983–84 * 3,381 — 3,023 1984–85 5,184 2,899 5,184 2,899 1985–86 9,301 3,325 8,858 3,167 1986–87 8,557 2,634 7,799 2,401 * Calculated at 1984–85 prices using the GDP deflator † Cash bids were not required in the years marked*.
Table 2 Allocations for Capital Expenditure by Governors of Aided Schools Cash ‡ Constant Bid † Allocation Bid Allocation *1981–82 * * — — 1982–83 146 146 159 159 1983–84 ║160 36 167 38 1984–85 20 15 20 15 1985–86 139 30 132 29 1986–87 220 90 201 82 * Allocations for 1981–82 were made on a different basis from these for later years and have therefore been excluded. † The allocations shown are those announced before the start of the financial year in question and do not include later revisions. ‡ Calculated at 1983–84 prices using the GDP deflator. ║ Bid relates to new work only, but allocation includes on-going projects.