HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 cc3-4W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make it her policy to increase the grants available to students undertaking medical and dental degrees at universities in the United Kingdom to take account of the greater length of their degree courses. [34001]

Mr. Forth

Students whose academic year is longer than usual are already eligible for an extra week's attendance allowance as part of their means-tested mandatory award.

The awards regulations for 1996–97 academic year are made and there are no plans to change the grant rates.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the average cost of the administration of each student grant. [34254]

Mr. Forth

The information requested is not collected centrally.