asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how he intends to apply his proposals on student union financing to the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge; to what extent he has made details of his proposals available to interested parties; what date he has set for their replies; and whether he has received any objections to this timetable of consultation.

Arrangements for introducing the new system to all institutions, including the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, are still under consideration and have not yet been put to other parties.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what guideance he proposes to give as to the appropriate increase in finance for student unions for 1980–81.

The parties concerned have been advised that the increase should not exceed 14 per cent.