Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the percentage income of a university degree/course student, whose parental contribution is assessed as nil, derived from grants and loans for each year from 1988; and what is his forecast for the next three years.
§ Mr. BoswellInformation is not available in the form requested. No data are collected centrally that identify the percentage of total income which a student whose parental income is assessed as nil derives from grant and student loan. The hon. Member may find it helpful to refer to the student income and expenditure survey published on 16 December 1993, a copy of which is in the Library. The table gives the maximum income available to a student from the main rates of grant and loan.
Academic year Total £ 1988–89 2,050 1989–90 2,155 1990–91 2,685 1991–92 2,845 1992–93 2,980 1993–94 3,065 1994–95 3,190 No forecast is available for 1995–96 or 1996–97. Note to table
The table assumes that the student is studying outside London and living away from his parents. From the academic year 1990–91 when student loans were introduced, the income from grant and student loan will depend on whether the student applies for a loan and, if eligible, on how much of the loan he takes up. The grant and loan rates for 1994–95 are subject to Parliamentary approval of the relevant regulations.
Numbers of full and part-time students on further education courses in construction, motor vehicle maintenance and engineering at 1 November of each year (England) Data from the Further Education Statistical Record for the appropriate years 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–931 Construction and Related Subjects 110,909 120,831 114,070 97,569 82,395 Motor Vehicle Maintenance 39,771 43,541 41,084 40,113 38,566 All Other Engineering 120,869 126,447 126,505 127,647 121,430 1 Provisional.