§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing, for each year since 1962 (a) the value of student grants inside and outside London, (b) the real value when compared with the rise in retail prices and (c) the real value when compared with the rise in rents/ accommodation costs, (d) the real value when compared with the rise in average earnings, (e) the global value of student grants as a proportion of the gross domestic product and (f) the real value when compared with the increase in book prices, indexed, using 1962–63 as a base.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information is as follows:
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"Else-where" Rate of Grant Real value in percentage terms (September 1962=100) deflated by increases in— London Rate of Grant Real value in percentage terms (September 1962=100) of the grant 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 1962–63* 320 100 100 100 100 330 100 100 100 100 0.08 1963–64* 320 98 93 95 98 330 98 93 95 98 0.09 1964–65* 320 94 86 91 93 330 94 86 91 93 0.10 1965–66 340 95 86 91 94 370 101 90 96 99 0.12 1966–67 340 92 80 86 90 370 97 85 91 95 0.12 1967–68 340 91 78 79 84 370 96 82 84 88 0.14 1968–69 360 91 76 81 83 395 97 81 86 88 0.14 1969–70† 360 86 71 76 79 395 92 75 80 84 0.18 1970–71 380 85 66 74 76 420 91 71 79 81 0.17 1971–72 430 88 67 77 75 465 92 71 81 79 0.18 1972–73 445 85 62 71 72 480 88 65 74 76 0.16 1973–74 485 85 59 71 73 520 88 61 73 75 0.15 1974–75 605 90 62 83 71 665 96 66 89 75 0.17 1975–76 740 87 60 89 72 810 92 63 95 77 0.17 1976–77 875 90 62 91 74 955 95 65 97 78 0.17 1977–78‡ 1,010 90 66 95 70 1,145 99 73 104 77 0.19 1978–79 1,100 91 63 94 70 1,315 105 73 109 81 1.19 1979–80 1,245 88 62 92 68 1,485 102 71 106 79 0.19 1980–81 1,430 88 58 81 66 1,695 101 67 93 76 0.20 1981–82 1,535 84 56 69 63 1,825 97 64 80 72 0.20 1982–83 1,595 82 53 66 56 1,900 94 62 77 65 0.20 1983–84 1,660 81 51 65 49 1,975 93 59 75 57 0.20 1984–85║ 1,775 83 52 70 47 2,100 95 60 81 54 ¶ Notes: * The expenditure for 1962–63, 1963–64 and 1964–65 has been estimated to exclude the cost of fees. † Cost of maintenance on teacher training is included from 1969–70 onwards. ‡ The minimum grant was introduced with effect from 1977–78. ║ Including the additional travel allowance of £50. ¶ Not available.