§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total expenditure in respect of tuition fees for undergraduate courses in institutions of higher education in 1992–93; and how much of this was for students not qualifying for mandatory maintenance award on grounds of high parental income.
§ Mr. BoswellThe total expenditure in the academic year in 1992–93 by local education authorities in England and Wales on fees paid by them as part of mandatory awards for students attending first degree courses was £1,233 million. It is not possible to estimate how much of this expenditure was for students not qualifying for a mandatory maintenance award on grounds of high parental income. However, 26 per cent. of all first degree students in receipt of a mandatory award received no maintenance grant as a result of means testing.