§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of total recurrent income of (a) universities and (b) public sector institutions was covered by private sources of finance from 1970 and in each year to the latest available date.
§ Mr. WaldenThe proportion of universities' general income covered by private sources of finance for the academic years 1970–71 to 1983–84 was as follows:
Year Percentage 1970–71 8.1 1971–72 7.6 1972–73 7.2 1973–74 7.2 1974–75 7.8 1975–76 7.9 1976–77 8.2 1977–78 10.1 1978–79 10.6 1979–80 10.5 1980–81 11.0 1981–82 12.4 1982–83 13.3 1983–84 15.0 The increase between 1980–81 and 1981–82 and subsequent years is in part the result of accounting changes.