HC Deb 13 November 1996 vol 285 cc254-5W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the unit cost per student and constant price cost per student in each year from 1989–90, starting with unit cost per student equalling 100 in 1989–90. [2998]

Mr. Ancram

The recurrent cost per full-time equivalent student, excluding student support, at universities in Northern Ireland, indexed so that 1989–90 equals 100, has been as follows:

Cash prices Constant prices
1989–90 100 100
1990–91 105 97
1991–92 107 93
1992–93 106 89
1993–94 105 86
1994–95 103 82

Source:

Universities' Statistical Record data, 1989–90 to 1993–94; HESA data 1994–95.

The spending per full-time equivalent student, excluding support, in further education colleges in Northern Ireland, indexed so that 1991–92 equals 100, has been as follows:

Cash prices Constant prices
1991–92 100 100
1992–93 98 94
1993–94 101 95
1994–95 106 98

Comparable figures for 1989–90 and 1990–91 are not available.