§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what financial support has been given to the Open university in Scotland and its students in each of the past eight years.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthGrants from the Department are not given specifically to fund the Open university's activities in Scotland, but to support the university's provision in the United Kingdom as a whole.
Open university expenditure is incurred both locally and centrally. It is not possible to determine accurately that portion of the university's centrally incurred costs which relates to its activities in Scotland.
The table shows, in cash terms, the costs incurred by the Open university's regional office in Edinburgh in each of the last eight years. The Edinburgh office co-ordinates Open university activities throughout Scotland and the costs cover the staffing and overhead costs of the office and the university's study centres in Scotland.
Year Amount £ million 1983 0.751 1984 0.776 1985 0.791 1986 0.889 1987 1.000 1988 1.011 1989 1.099 1990 1.205