§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the cost to public funds of Mr. Viraj Mendis's maintenance and tuition at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology between 1973 and 1979.
Mr. JacksonI understand that Mr. Mendis is recorded as having supported himself during his attendance at the university of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology between 1973 and 1979. However, the tuition fees charged to overseas students at that time were subsidised and an element of the cost of Mr. Mendis' tuition will therefore have been met through the public funding of higher education institutions. It is not possible to quantify this element.