§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the Government financial revenue support has been to each university in England and Wales over the present spending review three year period, with an estimate for the current year, in(a) cash, (b) real and (c) real spending per whole time student terms; [62029]
(2) what the (a) funding and (b) average resources per full-time student have been in each university in the Government Office North East region in each year since 1996 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms, together with the allocation for 2002–03; and what the average for England is. [62022]
§ Margaret HodgePublic funding for higher education institutions in England is allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The annual allocations of recurrent grant to higher education institutions and to further education colleges delivering higher education are publicised each year by the Funding Council. Copies are at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/Pubs/
613WInformation on publicly planned funding per full time equivalent student by institution is not available. For England as a whole, the data are shown in the table:
Funding per Student Cash Terms Real Terms 1996–97 4,330 5,010 1997–98 4,580 4,910 1998–99 4,690 4,900 1999–00 4,780 4,900 2000–01 4,860 4,860 2001–02 5,010 4,880 2002–03 5,150 4,900 The funding of institutions in Wales is a matter for the devolved administration.