§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the figures for the actual percentage rise in the funding for each of the constituent colleges of the University of Wales since 1979; and what is the projected percentage rise for 1987–88.
Academic years (£'000) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–871 Aberystwith University College 10,247 10,971 10,222 11,444 11,808 11,547 10,993 10,226 Bangor University College 11,117 11,802 11,621 13,299 12,098 12,707 11,881 11,753 Cardiff University College 17,329 18,606 16,296 19,411 19,520 22,219 18,283 17,222 St. David's Lampeter 1,504 1,775 1,742 2,617 2,585 2,087 2,076 1,994 Swansea University College 13,960 15,037 14,288 14,991 14,710 14,488 14,975 13,934 University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology 8,492 9,568 8,176 9,835 10,001 9,662 9,063 8,624 Welsh National School of Medicine 6,613 6,757 6,842 7,375 7,117 7,023 7,071 6,819 1Based on grant paid to date. Further distributions of grant are expected.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of his Department's university equipment grant was allocated to the University of Wales in each year since 1979; and what is the projected figure for 1987–88.
§ Mr. DunnThe furniture and equipment grant allocation by the University Grants Committee to the University of Wales in each year since 1979–80, as a proportion of the total such grant allocated by the committee to universities, is as follows.
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Academic year per cent. 1979–80 5.4 1980–81 5.7 1981–82 5.4 1982–83 5.9 1983–84 6.0
§ Mr. DunnThe percentage rise in Government funding in cash terms through Exchequer grants and home students' fees between the academic years 1979–80 and 1984–85, the latest year for which the information is fully available, for the constituent colleges of the University of Wales is as follows:
Per cent. Aberystwyth University College 44 Bangor University College 54 Cardiff University College 70 St. Davids, Lampeter 71 Swansea University College 43 University of Wales College of Medicine 49 University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology 43 University of Wales Central Registry 32 The funding of the colleges in 1987–88 has not yet been determined.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the figures for the recurrent grant to for each of the colleges of the University of Wales for each year since 1979in real terms; and what is the projected percentage rise for 1987–88.
§ Mr. DunnRecurrent grant paid to each of the colleges of the University of Wales for each year since 1979–80 in real terms (at 1985–86 prices using the GDP deflator) is shown in the following table.
The University Grants Committee has not yet allocated recurrent grant for 1987–88.
Academic year per cent. 1984–85 5.0 1985–86 5.5 11986–87 4.5 1Based on grant payments to date. The University Grants Committee has not yet made allocations for 1987–88.