§ 34. Mr. Chris DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average annual maintenance grant paid to university undergraduates in(a) 1978–79 and (b) 1995–96. [11762]
§ Mr. ForthThe average net maintenance grants after means-testing paid to mandatory award holders by local education authorities in England and Wales in the academic years 1978–79 and 1994–95, the latest year for which data are available, were £840 and £1,520 respectively. These figures include awards to postgraduate certificate of education students. The average maintenance payment given is that received by non-minimum award holders. All mandatory holders in 1978–79 received a minimum grant of £200 irrespective of parental or other income. Since 1990–91, eligible students have also had access to non-means-tested student loans.