§ John MannTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Government contribution was, at today's value, towards the funding of(a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge universities, (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the total, in (A) 1973, (B) 1980, (C) 1990 and (D) 2003. [143695]
§ Alan JohnsonThe information is shown in the following table using 2002–03 prices.
£ million Percentage of total Cambridge 1972–73 97.3 71 1980–81 81.5 57 1990–91 83.6 37 2001–02 142.8 31 Oxford 1972–73 97.4 68 1980–81 85.5 53 1990–91 86.5 35 2001–02 138.6 33 Sources:
Statistics of Education—Universities 1973, University Statistics—Finance 1980 and 1990–91, and HESA—resources of higher education institutions 2001–02.