HC Deb 03 June 1998 vol 313 cc275-8W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has received in repaid student loans from SED grant-awarded students in each year since the inception of student loans in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms based on 1998–99 prices. [43901]

Year Award holders (academic year) Awards Student awards Grant (actual) (financial year) £000 Grant (1998–99 prices) (financial year) £000 Number (academic year) loans Student loans Loan payments (actual) (financial year) £000 (1998–99 prices) (financial year) £000
1978–79 53,150 44,600 145,224
1979–80 53,600 54,500 152,053
1980–81 54,925 60,600 142,894
1981–82 56,986 64,900 139,537
1982–83 57,465 65,300 131,059
1983–84 58,460 68,300 131,004
1984–85 58,196 64,100 117,067
1985–86 58,555 61,000 105,617
1986–87 58,220 63,200 106,221
1987–88 59,041 64,800 103,404
1988–89 61,531 71,200 106,492
1989–90 65,872 79,700 111,422
1990–91 70,742 90,100 116,630 22,200 8,134 9,897
1991–92 80,535 117,300 142,728 29,300 13,861 16,866
1992–93 89,618 136,900 159,863 39,600 22,182 25,903
1993–94 99,181 162,700 184,626 50,100 34,787 39,475

Mr. Dewar

Receipts in respect of student loan repayments are aggregated on a UK-wide basis. The proportion representing repayments by Scottish domiciled students is set out in the table, on a financial year basis.

Student Loan Repayments
£000
Financial Year Actual receipts Receipts at 1998–99 prices
1991–92 104 127
1992–93 572 665
1993–94 1,464 1,661
1995–96 2,858 3,195
1996–97 5,435 5,912
1997–98 10,523 11,120

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mandatory student awards were paid by his Department in each academic year since 1978–79; how many student loans were paid in each year since their inception; and what is the total value of those awards and loans in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms based on 1998–99 prices. [43899]

Mr. Dewar

It is not possible to provide the information in precisely the form requested. Statistics on student awards and loans offered are held on the basis of academic years, but aggregate information on actual payments is available only in financial years. Subject to that, the information requested is set out in the following table:

Year Award holders (academic year) Awards Student awards Grant (actual) (financial year) £000 Grant (1998–99 prices) (financial year) £000 Number (academic year) loans Student loans Loan payments (actual) (financial year) £000 (1998–99 prices) (financial year) £000
1994–95 105,621 170,900 191,052 58,600 55,231 61,744
1995–96 107,263 163,200 177,519 66,900 81,268 88,398
1996–97 110,587 152,300 160,948 73,000 93,302 98,600

Notes:

1. Student loan payments are aggregated on a UK-wide basis with the Scottish share representing a pre-determined proportion.

2. From academic year 1991–92 the award holder figures include the extension of the scheme to include full-time Higher National Certificate courses.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the full loan per SED student in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–2001, in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms based on 1998–99 prices. [43903]

Mr. Dewar

The maximum rates at which student loans are payable are determined annually and are the same for all home students, regardless of their domicile within the United Kingdom. The rates for academic year 1998–99 are set out in the table, those for subsequent years have yet to be determined. There are two separate groups of rates-one for students who entered higher education in or before academic year 1997–98 or fall to be treated as having done so, and another for new entrants in academic year 1998–99.

Student loan rates for 1998–99
£
Continuing students
Full year students living:
at home 1,325
elsewhere 1,735
elsewhere1 2,145

PFI projects approved by the Secretary of State for Scotland
Procuring agency Project description Date approved
The Scottish Office The Skye Bridge 1992
Law Hospital NHS Trust Hospital Information Support System October 1995
Falkirk College Stirling Further Education Centre July 1996
Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust Integrated Healthcare Information System December 1996
Yorkhill NHS Trust Hospital Information Support System December 1996
The Scottish Office M6 DBFO December 1996
Grampian Health Board Stonehaven Community Hospital January 1997
West Lothian College Livingston Further Education Centre June 1997
Dundee City Council Baldovie Waste to Energy Plant July 1997
Scottish Prison Service Bowhouse Prison July 1997
Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust Hairmyres Hospital August 1997
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh August 1997
Ayrshire and Arran Community Healthcare NHS Trust Cumnock Community Hospital August 1997
Law Hospital NHS Trust Law Hospital September 1997
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. Inverness Airport February 1998

Notes:

1. All Health Board projects with a capital value above £500,000, NHS Trust Information Management and Technology projects over £1 million and NHS Trust non-IM&T projects with a capital value above £4 million require to be approved by the Management Executive for the NHS in Scotland on behalf of the Secretary of State. This list does not include those projects which are within Trust and Health Board delegated limits

2. This list does not include water and sewerage projects which are not approved by the Secretary of State at project level

Student loan rates for 1998–99
£
Final year students living:
at home 970
elsewhere 1,265
elsewhere1 1,565
New students
Full year students living:
at home 2,325
elsewhere 2,735
elsewhere1 3,145
Final year students living:
at home 1,970
elsewhere 2,265
elsewhere1 2,565
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