§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what information the Government will provide about support for students for the coming year.
§ Mr. FormanWe have today published the 1992–93 edition of our guide "Student Grants and Loans". Secondary schools and colleges in England and Wales will receive copies; so will higher education institutions throughout the United Kingdom. Further copies are available on request. We have also placed copies in the Libraries of both Houses.
This guide contains good news for students. It shows the effect of the 4.5 per cent. increase in average resources that we are providing this autumn. Full year support from grant and loan will then be nearly 40 per cent. higher than the grant in 1989–90.
The guide gives students the facts about grants and loans in plain English. The citizens charter says that public services should publish simple and accurate information. Record numbers of students are entering higher education. They need to know what financial support they can get and how to apply for it. I am delighted that the guide bears the crystal mark of the Plain English Campaign.