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Mr. Allan Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of grants for universities, polytechnics and all other purposes, given by all metropolitan education authorities, and give comparative expenditure figures for these grants per head of population for each of the metropolitan education authorities.
Dr. Boyson
Following is the information, which covers all mandatory student awards and other awards designed to cover the full cost of maintenance and fees in the academic year 1977–78.
| Authority | Number of awards | Expenditure per head of population (maintenace and fees) £ |
| WEST MIDLANDS | ||
| Birmingham | 6,672 | 8·3 |
| Coventry | 2,464 | 9·7 |
| Dudley | 1,641 | 6·8 |
| Sandwell | 1,221 | 5·6 |
| Solihull | 1,970 | 11·2 |
| Walsall | 1,487 | 7·1 |
| Wolverhampton | 1,764 | 8·4 |
| MERSEYSIDE | ||
| Knowsley | 892 | 6·2 |
| Liverpool | 3,769 | 9·7 |
| St. Helens | 1,394 | 9·0 |
| Sefton | 3,097 | 13·5 |
| Wirral | 3,349 | 12·6 |
| GREATER MANCHESTER | ||
| Bolton | 1,991 | 9·9 |
| Bury | 1,563 | 10·9 |
| Manchester | 3,379 | 9·2 |
| Oldham | 1,245 | 7·1 |
| Rochdale | 1,448 | 8·6 |
| Salford | 1,488 | 7·3 |
| Stockport | 3,005 | 13·0 |
| Tameside | 1,231 | 7·1 |
| Trafford | 2,614 | 14·2 |
| Wigan | 1,740 | 7·0 |
| SOUTH YORKSHIRE | ||
| Barnsley | 1,139 | 6·5 |
| Doncaster | 2,023 | 8·4 |
| Rotherham | 1,298 | 6·5 |
| Sheffield | 3,626 | 7·9 |
| WEST YORKSHIRE | ||
| Bradford | 3,752 | 9·7 |
| Calderdale | 1,371 | 9·2 |
| Kirklees | 2,851 | 9·8 |
| Leeds | 5,051 | 8·8 |
| Wakefield | 1,840 | 7·4 |
| TYNE AND WEAR | ||
| Gateshead | 1,168 | 6·6 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,323 | 9·9 |
| North Tyneside | 1,677 | 10·3 |
| South Tyneside | 1,112 | 8·6 |
| Sunderland | 1,649 | 7·0 |