HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc623-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on higher education in Buckingham in each of the last seven years. [161574]

Alan Johnson

Data on funding for undergraduate students is held at institutional or regional level. There are no publicly funded higher education institutions within Buckingham. Eligible students attending designated courses at the privately funded University of Buckingham are eligible for student support. The available figures for funding these students are shown as follows. They relate only to spending on tuition fees, student loans (cash cost) and Dependants Grant for full-time undergraduate students.

£
Academic year Tuition fees Student Loans (cash cost) Dependants Grant
1999–00 76,800 73,700 2,470
2000–01 157,800 115,700 3,180
2001–02 179,600 141,300 8,990
2002–03 178,000 140,500 2,400