§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in theOfficial Report the allowances for parental contributions to student grants since 1985–86; and if he will show parental contributions as a percentage of the full student grant in each year.
Mr. JacksonParental contributions to mandatory student awards are assessed on the basis of the parents' residual income in accordance with specified scales. The levels of residual income below which no parental contribution would be assessed are as follows:
Academic year Residual income £ 1985–86 8,100 1986–87 8,700 1987–88 9,300 1988–89 9,900 The average assessed parental contribution expressed as a percentage of the average mandatory award in 1985–86 and 1986–87 (the latest year for which this information is available) is:
Per cent. 1985–86 38.8 1986–87 38.4