§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures showing the cost of student awards in each year since 1982–83, including an estimate for 1985–86, distinguishing between mandatory and discretionary awards and between awards for fees and awards for maintenance, and including an estimate for administrative costs.
§ Mr. WaldenThe table below provides a breakdown of expenditure on student awards as requested. The related administrative costs are not available.
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Expenditure England and Wales £ million Academic Years Financial Year* 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 MANDATORY AWARDS maintenance 472 502 480 †470 fees 209 217 226 †240 FULL-VALUE DISCRETIONARY AWARDS maintenance 59 64 65 ‡63 fees 24 25 26 ‡25 LESSER-VALUE DISCRETIONARY AWARDS maintenance 26 29 34 ‡33 fees 8 10 12 ‡11 * Academic year information for 1985–86 is not yet available † Provisional outturn expenditure ‡ Estimates