§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average public expenditure per student in Scottish higher education in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe average public expenditure through recurrent grant and tuition fees per student in the Scottish grant-aided colleges since 1980–81 is given in the following table.
Financial year £ 1980–81 3,028 1981–82 3,099 1982–83 3,179 1983–84 3,242 1984–85 3,422 1985–86 3,695 11986–87 3,600 1987–88 3,793 1988–89 4,025 1989–90 4,106 21990–91 4,225 1 Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh and Glasgow Polytechnic became central institutions on 1 September 1985, and are included from financial year 1986–87 onwards. 2 Estimate. Figures for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information relating to the universities in Scotland has not been included since the funding of universities is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science. Information about expenditure relating to higher education courses at further education colleges is not held centrally.