§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Oxford, East of 22 April in relation to total spending on higher education student support in the form of mandatory awards, if he will provide the information on cash expenditure, real expenditure with 1978–79 = 100, and expenditure per student, disaggregated between expenditure on fees and expenditure on maintenance.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe data requested are given in the table and cover expenditure made by local education authorities in England and Wales in bestowing mandatory awards under the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations.
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Expenditure (cash £m) Expenditure (real index) Expenditure per student (£) Academic year fees maintenance fees maintenance fees maintenance 1978–89 197.1 271.9 100 100 616 850 1979–80 217.8 332.2 95 105 675 1,030 1980–81 281.1 398.2 106 108 840 1,190 1981–82 340.0 443.3 115 108 959 1,250 1982–83 208.6 472.0 66 108 563 1,274 1983–84 217.1 502.1 65 109 564 1,306 1984–85 226.4 480.2 65 99 573 1,215 1985–86 238.4 457.7 64 89 611 1,173 1986–87 245.1 479.6 64 91 622 1,216 1987–88 262.3 503.1 66 92 649 1,244 1988–89 278.7 547.0 66 94 671 1,317 The real index has been calculated using the retail prices index. In 1982–83, expenditure on fees is affected by a reduction in the rate set for first degrees and diplomas from £900 to £480 with compensating increases in the direct funds paid to institutions.