§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total Government grant to the University Grants Committee in each of the last 10 years; and if he will express each annual change and the total change since 1979, in real terms with 1979–80 =100.
Mr. JacksonTotal recurrent and capital grants made to the universities on the advice of the University Grants Committee were set out in my reply to the hon. Member's question on 10 February at column844. The corresponding real terms figures, as measured by the gross domestic product deflator, are:
Financial years Index 1979–80 100 1980–81 108 1981–82 101 1982–83 113 1983–84 111 1984–85 109 1985–86 106 1986–87 107 1987–88 111 1988–89 113