HC Deb 13 March 1990 vol 169 cc157-8W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students will be grant or loan funded by the Scottish Office in 1990–91 as against 1989–90.

Mr. Lang

For session 1990–91, the estimated number of students who will be assisted by the Scottish Education Department is 66,000. The latest available figure for session 1989–90 is 66,024. The number of eligible students who will take advantage of the loans facility in session 1990–91 is estimated at 52,600.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the expenditure by the Scottish Office in 1990–91(a) on student grants and (b) on student loans.

Mr. Lang

The information is as follows:

  1. (a) £163.6 million
  2. (b) £15.7 million