§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the change in real terms in expenditure on (a) universities, (b) polytechnics and (c) other institutions of higher education in each year since 1979; and what are the projected changes in real terms for 1986–87 and each successive year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. WaldenTable A sets out, for the years 1979–80 to 1984–85, information on the public expenditure concerned. The expenditure figures are at 1984–85 prices, calculated using the GDP deflator.
For universities, the grant figures include recurrent and capital grants made by the University Grants Committee and the Computer Board to universities in Great Britain, together with the grants made by the Department of Education and Science to the Open University. The recurrent and capital figures for polytechnics are for local education authority expenditure on polytechnics in England. The recurrent and capital figures for other major establishments are for local authority expenditure in England; these figures include spending on non-advanced further education provided in the institutions concerned. The grant figure for grant-aided colleges is for DES grant to colleges in England. In each case information on public expenditure on student tuition fees is also included. The fees totals shown relate only to home students.
Table B shows provisional outturn figures at 1984–85 prices for universities and grant-aided colleges for 1985–86; the corresponding figures for polytechnics and other major establishments are not yet available. The table 497W also shows available information for 1986–87 and future years; local authority expenditure is excluded because it cannot readilly be split between polytechnics and other institutions and because decisions for 1987–88 and 1988–89 remain to be taken.
Expenditure in Further and Higher Education Table A £ million at 1984–85 prices 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 (a) Universities Grants 1,337 1,426 1,338 1,487 1,473 1,451 Fees 248 271 304 175 169 170 Total 1,585 1,697 1,642 1,662 1,642 1,621 (b) Polytechnics Recurrent and Capital 443 445 425 486 470 475 Fees 97 110 129 74 78 78 Total 540 555 554 560 548 553 (c) Other Major Establishments Recurrent and Capital 1.087 1,146 1,154 1,215 1,248 1,277 Fees 137 147 148 103 108 103 Total 1,224 1,293 1,302 1,318 1,356 1,380 (d) Grant Aided Colleges Grants 93 100 94 98 98 94 Fees 25 21 25 13 12 14 Total 118 121 119 111 110 108
Table B £ million at 1984–85 prices 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 (a) Universities Grants 1,417 1,410 1,391 1,380 Fees 167 — — — Total 1,584 — — — (b) Grant Aided Colleges Grants 93 88 90 91 Fees 15 — — — Total 108 — — — Notes:
(1) Figures for universities include the additional funds provided by the Government for redundancy and premature retirement costs. The figures also reflect the progressive withdrawal since 1980 of the overseas student subsidy, and a number of funding changes which mean that the figures are not necessarily comparable from year to year.
(2) The figures do not include funding from the research councils for fees or research.
(3) Recurrent figures included for polytechnics and other major establishments do not include catering and residence expenditure.