§ Mr. ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount of university funding per student in Scotland in(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96, (c) 1996–97 and (d) 1997–98; and if he will make a statement. [17216]
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§ Mr. WilsonThe funding allocated to Scottish Higher Education Institutions by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council for teaching and research per full-time equivalent student since 1994–95 is set out in the following table:
Funding of Scottish Higher Education Institutions from the Funding Council Financial year1994–95 Financial year 1995–96 Financial year 1996–97 Financial year 1997–98 Total funding available for allocation to institutions (£ million) 508.6 541.6 535.2 545.5 FTE students eligible for funding 114,452 116,361 117,409 118,700 Total funding expressed on a FTE student basis 4,444 4,654 4,558 4,596