§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his answer of 22 April,Official Report, columns 315–16, on recurrent and capital spending by the Government on universities and polytechnics and other institutions of higher education, if he will give actual or estimated figures for the years 1989–90 and 1990–91.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe information requested is as follows:
£ million 1989–90 1990–91 (estimated) Universities funding council Current 1,713 1,661 Capital 139 175
Academic year Cash expenditure £ million Real index Expenditure per student £ 1Real index 1989–90 Total 933.9 87 2,118 63 Fees 316.3 70 717 51 Maintenance 617.6 99 1,401 72 1 1978–79=100. The real indices have been calculated using the retail prices index.
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1989–90 1990–91 (estimated) Polytechnics and colleges funding council Current 1,024 1,020 Capital 90 88 Other higher education Current 130 143 Capital 25 26 Notes:
1. The "current" figures for 1990–91 do not take into account the effect of the shift of funding from grant to publicly funded fees.
2. "Other higher Education" includes the Open University, Cranfield Institute of Technology, the Royal College of Art, British Academy postgraduates state studentships and other higher education grants.