HC Deb 15 October 1990 vol 177 cc636-7W
Mr. Dunnachie

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on student accommodation in Scottish universities.

Mr. Alan Howarth

The provision of accommodation for students in universities is a matter for the institutions themselves. Universities are autonomous and therefore responsible for deciding their own funding priorities within the total resources at their disposal. I pay tribute to the efforts made by university accommodation services to help students find suitable accommodation.