§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the level of average per student expenditure on(a) maintenance awards, (b) student loans and (c) Higher Education Funding Council for England recruitment grant in 1993–94; and what are the projected levels for 1994–95 and 1995–96.
§ Mr. BoswellThe average net expenditure per student on maintenance grants paid as part of mandatory awards for students domiciled in England and Wales was £1,630—provisional—in the 1993–94 financial year, and is expected to be around £1,540 in 1994–95 and £1,410 in 1995–96. The net expenditure on student loans taken out by students similarly domiciled as an average of those taking out loans was £720—provisional—in 1993–94, and is expected to be around £970 in 1994–95 and £1,230 ire 1995–96.
The average per student expenditure on recurrent grant and tuition fees for the higher education sector in England 807W was £4,480 in 1993–94, and is expected to be around £4,490 in 1994–95 and £4,500 in 1995–96.