§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many letters were received in the Department from hon. Members last month;
(2) how many letters were sent to hon. Members last month by each Minister in the Department.
§ Mr. BoswellThe Department does not collect individual statistics on the number of letters received from, or sent to, hon. Members. However, in January the Department received a total of 1,222 letters which were marked for ministerial reply, including all letters from hon. Members, and signed a total of 1,103. The number sent by each Minister is shown in the following table:
Value of the standard maintenance grant and grant plus loan: England and Wales Academic year Standard maintenance grant £1 Standard maintenance grant plus loan £2 Standard maintenance grant as a percentage of average earnings3 Standard maintenance grant plus loan as a percentage of average earnings3 1990–91 2,265 2,685 15 18 1991–92 2,265 2,845 14 18 1992–93 2,265 2,980 414 418 1993–94 2,265 3,065 13 18 1994–95 2,040 3,190 n/a n/a 1 The standard maintenance grant rate is that applicable to students living away from home and studying outside London. In 1994–95 the corresponding London rate of grant is £2,560 and the parental home rate of grant is £1,615. 2 Since 1990–91 student support has included grant and loan; the grant was frozen at the 1990–91 level (ie £2,265) until 1994–95 when it was reduced to £2,040. Figures include grant plus full year loan for students living away from home. The full year loan for students studying in London in 1994–95 is £1,375 and £915 for those living at their parents' home. 3 Average annual earnings approximated from weekly earnings in April from the New Earnings Survey on full-time employees whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence. The survey may not include bonuses paid at other weeks than the survey week and does not capture seasonal work. Earnings are compiled on the basis of employees on adult rates. 4 These figures correct those given in reply to the hon. Member for Newport West (Mr. Flynn) on 25 October 1994, Official Report column 527.