HC Deb 21 June 1995 vol 262 cc317-8W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people from Scotland were studying at a higher education institution in the United Kingdom in(a) 1993–94 and (b) 1994–95; and if he will make a statement. [29042]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The number of people from Scotland studying at higher education institutions in the United Kingdom, for the latest two years available, is set out in the table:

Number of people from Scotland in UK Higher Education Institutions
Number
1992–931 97,860
1993–942 103,059
1 Includes full-time university students only for HEIs in Wales and Northern Ireland.

2 Includes university students only for HEIs in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of Scottish higher education departments received a research rating of(a) 3 or above and (b) 5 during the recent research assessment exercise; and if he will make a statement. [29047]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Of the total number of units of assessment for which submissions were made by Scottish higher education institutions, 63 per cent. received a rating of 3 or above and 9 per cent. received a rating of 5.

The 1992 research assessment exercise rated research by units of assessment which do not necessarily coincide with the internal structure of departments in the higher education institutions, and not all departments made submissions of research for assessment.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average loans and awards expenditure on each student from Scotland in 1994–95; what proportion of the figure went on(a) student loans, (b) fee expenditure and (c) maintenance expenditure; what were the corresponding figures for those studying at the universities of (i) Oxford and (ii) Cambridge; and if he will make a statement. [29048]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

In the academic year 1994–95 the average awards expenditure per student domiciled in Scotland is estimated to be £1,227 on fees and £1,560 on maintenance. The reduction in average fee payments by comparison with earlier years reflects a shift in the overall funding of tuition costs as between institutional grant in aid and individual tuition fees.

The average loan to students domiciled in Scotland, including those who do not qualify for an award, in the academic year 1993–94, the latest for which information is available, was £695.

Separate data in respect of those studying at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not available centrally.