§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the figures for the 387W percentages of (a) full-time students receiving the full grant from their local educational authority, (b) students receiving (i) 1 to 9 per cent., (ii) 10 to 19 per cent., (iii) 20 to 29 per cent., (iv) 30 to 39 per cent., (v) 40 to 49 per cent., (vi) 50 to 59 per cent., (vii) 60 to 69 per cent., (viii) 70 to 79 per cent., (ix) 80 to 89 per cent., (x) 90 to 99 per cent., respectively, of their grant from their local educational authority and (c) students receiving minimum grant from their local educational authority.
Mr. JacksonThe available data are as follows:
Mandatory, awards (England and Wales) 1986–87 Student numbers Percentage of award holders Full maintenance 1145,307 36.9 Maintenance reduced by assessment: (i) Numbers of dependent students with parental contributions of: Under £200 26,255 6.7 £201-£400 23,573 6.0 £401-£600 19,114 4.8 £601-£800 17,625 4.5 £801-£1,000 15,932 4.0 £1,001-£1,200 14,140 3.6 £1,201-£1,400 11,924 3.0 £1,401-£1,600 9,491 2.4 £1,601-£1,800 7,600 1.9 £1,801-£2,000 5,331 1.4 Over £2,001 4,323 1.1 (ii) Dependent students who contribute to grant from their own income 509 0.1 (iii) Indpendent students 4,954 1.3 Nil maintenance2 188,188 22.4 1 Includes dependent and independent students. 2 The minimum grant was abolished with effect from 1985–86. For these students only the course fees are paid.