HC Deb 03 April 1996 vol 275 c296W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the public expenditure per higher education student in cash and real terms for the years(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95 (c) 1995–96 and (d) planned for 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99 (i) in total, (ii) on student support costs, (iii) on tuition costs and (iv) in capital expenditure terms; and if she will list these figures for the universities of (1) Teeside, (2) Sunderland, (3) Durham, (4) Northumbria and (5) Newcastle upon Tyne. [23702]

Mr. Forth

The total public expenditure per higher education student is set out in the tables. Information is not readily available for individual universities.

Public expenditure per student in cash terms (£)
Actual Planned
Year 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Total 6,519 6,655 6,681 6,501 6,368 6,271
Student support 1,505 1,691 1,732 1,692 1,631 1,571
Teaching and research 4,649 4,622 4,589 4,560 4,512 4,518
Capital 365 342 360 249 225 182

Public expenditure per student in cash terms (£)
£, 1995–96 prices
Actual Planned
Year 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Total 6,786 6,805 6,681 6,327 6,046 5,824
Student support 1,567 1,729 1,732 1,647 1,549 1,458
Teaching and research 4,840 4,726 4,589 4,438 4,284 4,196
Capital 380 350 360 242 214 169