HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 cc635-6W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in theOfficial Report, specifying in each case the local authorities concerned, those schools which, from 1980 to the latest date for

Academic year Maintenance grant Increase on previous year Inflation (R.P.I.)
£ per cent. per cent.
1979–80 1,245 13.1 15.9
1980–81 1,430 14.9 11.4
1981–82 1,535 7.3 7.3
1982–83 1,595 3.9 5.1
1983–84 1,660 4.1 4.7
1984–85 1,775 6.9 5.9
1985–86 1,830 3.1 3.0
1986–87 1,901 3.9 4.2
1987–88 1,972 3.7 5.9
1988–89 2,050 4.0 7.6
1989–90 2,155 5.1 n/a

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a chart or table showing for each academic year since 1979(a) the numbers of higher education students and (b) the percentage of the total number pf students in higher education receiving (i) no grant, (ii) 1 to 25 per cent., (iii) 26 to 50 per cent., (iv) 51 to 75 per cent. and (v) 76 to 100 per cent. of the maximum grant allowance for that year.

Mr. Jackson

The information is not available in the format requested. The available data are as follows:

which information is available, have changed from (a) independent to voluntary status and (b) voluntary to independent.

Mr. Alan Howarth

The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.