§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each Scottish university the number of students in receipt of fees only grants for the current academic year; and if he will express these figures as a percentage of the total student numbers.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest available complete figures are set out below. They relate to the academic session 1986–87 and are in respect of those students at each university who are assisted by the Scottish Education Department.
University Aberdeen 1,018 students (28 per cent. Dundee 368 students (21 per cent.) Edinburgh 1,604 students (32 per cent.) Glasgow 1,948 students (25 per cent. Heriot-Watt 491 students (28 per cent.) St. Andrews 369 students (34 per cent.) Stirling 222 students (15 per cent.) Strathclyde 1,286 students (24 per cent.)