§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes are planned in the student support and tuition fee arrangements for Scottish domiciled students in session 1996–97. [6378]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonI am publishing today the main rates of maintenance allowances payable under the students' allowances scheme and the postgraduate students' allowances scheme, including rates for those courses which do not attract student loans, together with the rates for the various supplementary allowances payable to both undergraduate and vocational postgraduate award holders.
The support available to undergraduate students in 1996–97 through the main rates of maintenance grant and loan, taken together, will be 2.6 per cent. higher than in 1995–96, thus maintaining its value in real terms. Postgraduate maintenance grants and supplementary allowances will be increased by a similar amount.
Tuition fees will continue to be reimbursed to institutions through the student support system on behalf of eligible students. The undergraduate rates will be the same as in 1995–96.
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Year Number of offers accepted Of which overseas owned firms Value of offers accepted (£ million) Of which overseas owned firms Percentage of offers to overseas owned firms by value 1979–80 186 25 32.2 14.9 46 1980–81 165 38 31.0 18.9 61 1981–82 118 30 29.9 21.4 72 1982–83 220 37 50.4 27.2 54 1983–84 159 39 38.3 18.6 48 1984–85 216 46 70.7 40.9 58 1985–86 134 34 58.6 37.3 64 1986–87 138 20 34.6 16.6 48 These changes are consistent with those for England and Wales announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. Details have been placed in the Library.