HC Deb 05 May 1993 vol 224 cc98-9W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average annual grant for university students in each European Community country.

Mr. Boswell

The information requested is not held centrally. The table shows the latest available estimates for the expenditure per student on student support and welfare in higher education. A fuller set of comparisons for 1986 is given in the DFE working report "International Comparisons of Higher Education"; copies of which are available in the Library.

Public recurrent expenditure on student support and welfare per higher education student in 1989 at 1989 prices
Type of support available 1£
France
Loan and grant 248
Germany
Loan and grant 62

Type of support available 1£
Spain
Loan and grant 112
United Kingdom
Loan and grant 2 3785
1 At purchasing power parity.
2 Excluding expenditure and students on nursing and paramedic courses at Department of Health establishments. Also excludes in-service teacher training secondments and costs.
3 Excludes tuition fees.