HC Deb 26 October 1993 vol 230 cc560-1W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has to compensate students in higher education to take account of the imposition of VAT on fuel; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what estimate he has made of the impact on student incomes of the imposition of VAT on fuel; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Boswell

It is my right hon. Friend's policy to review annually the overall level of mandatory support available to students through the basic grant and loan, in the light of forecast cost movements. The rates for the 1994–95 academic year will be announced in due course.

Mr. Bill Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the annual expenditure on discretionary awards for students attending further education college courses for each of the metropolitan authorities, for each financial year since 1990–91.

Mr. Boswell

Expenditure on discretionary awards for further education by metropolitan authorities for the academic years 1990–91 and 1991–92 is shown in the table. Data for later years are not yet available.

Discretionary awards expenditure for further education in the metropolitan authorities in 1990–91 and 1991–92
LEA NO 1990–91 Expenditure (£000) 1991–92 Expenditure (£000)
West Midlands
Birmingham 922.6 1,298.6
Coventry 527.4 558.4
Dudley 455.6 393.0
Sandwell 496.9 870.7
Solihull 128.9 200.6
Walsall 1,450.9 1,894.3
Wolverhampton 74.6 34.6
Merseyside
Knowsley 1,046.8 1,368.8
Liverpool 5,696.6 4,432.7
St. Helens 530.6 678.3
Sefton 277.8 224.4

LEA NO 1990–91 Expenditure (£000) 1991–92 Expenditure (£000)
Wirral 1,453.1 1,652.9
Greater Manchester
Bolton 536.1 821.2
Bury 510.2 642.3
Manchester 0.0 1,835.6
Oldham 544.3 459.5
Rochdale 490.2 741.1
Salford 423.0 314.4
Stockport 504.4 691.2
Tameside 238.9 352.5
Trafford1 n/a 302.2
Wigan 418.1 499.1
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 1,269.5 788.8
Doncaster 698.0 685.0
Rotherham 669.0 904.4
Sheffield 2,025.6 1,930.6
West Yorkshire
Bradford 1,612.0 1,778.3
Calderdale 249.6 310.3
Kirklees 1,402.9 2,195.9
Leeds 2,117.1 2,742.9
Wakefield 1,017.7 1,048.2
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 454.3 375.8
Newcastle upon Tyne 608.7 770.4
North Tyneside 706.1 1,023.8
South Tyneside 325.8 450.4
Sunderland1 n/a 933 3
Total Metropolitan Authorities 29,883.1 36,204.4
1 Discretionary data not provided in 1990–91