HC Deb 27 November 2003 vol 415 c357W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent per student in higher education in each of the last 30 years. [142633]

Alan Johnson

Information on the funding per student at higher education institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a matter for the devolved administration. The table as follows shows the public funding per student at higher education institutions in England since 1989–90.

Publicly planned funding per student via HEFCE/TTA in real terms, 2002–03 prices
£(rounded to nearest £10)
1989–90 8,150
1990–91 7,420
1991–92 7,050
1992–93 6,530
1993–94 6,170
1994–95 6,000
1995–96 5,740
1996–97 5,360
1997–98 5,200
1998–99 5,200
1999–2000 5,190
2000–01 5,130
2001–02 5,170
2202–03 5,170
2003–04 5,310
2004–05 5,340
2005–06 5,500

Information for earlier years was published "Higher Education in the learning society", the report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education chaired by Lord Dearing. The information required is in chart 3.16 of that report. A link to that report is available at www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/ncihe.

2003
Males Females
Mean (£) Number in

sample

Standard

error (%)

Mean (£) Number in

sample

Standard

error

Unitary Authority
Portsmouth 450.3 207 3.6 384.7 108 4.5
Southampton 457.4 234 3.0 110 5.1
Borough
Basingstoke and Deane 199 5.2 126 5.6
East Hampshire 122 6.4 73 6.8
Eastleigh 569.7 156 4.9 95 5.6
Fareham 563.3 123 4.0 375.8 78 4.5
Gosport 406.2 79 4.2 67 5.5
Hart 104 5.9 58 7.2
Havant 142 6.1 345.4 82 3.9
New Forest 178 5.2 364.7 121 4.7
Rushmoor 530.6 113 4.7 70 7.3
Test Valley 126 5.4 82 5.5
Winchester 110 7.5 58 6.3