§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply of 22
'Else-where' rate of grant Real value in percentage terms (September 1978 = 100) deflated by increases in— London Rate of Grant Real value in percentage terms (September 1978 = 1) deflated by increases in— Total cost of maintenance as percentage of Gross Domestic product (GDP) £ (a) Retail prices (b) Average earnings (c) Rents (d) Book prices £ (a) Retail prices (b) Average earnings (c) Rents (d) Book prices 1978–79 1,100 100 100 100 100 1,315 100 100 100 100 0.19 1979–80 1,245 97 97 98 97 1,485 97 97 98 97 0.19 1980–81 1,430 96 92 86 94 1,695 96 91 85 94 0.20 1981–82 1,535 93 89 74 89 1,825 93 88 73 89 0.20 1982–83 1,595 90 85 70 80 1,900 89 84 70 80 0.20 1983–84 1,660 89 82 70 70 1,975 88 81 69 70 0.20 1984–85* 1,775 91 82 70 68 2,100 90 82 69 67 n.a. * Including the additional travel allowance of £50.
n.a. = not available.