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Mr. Speed
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the value of the basic student grant at constant prices for each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Waldegrave
The value of the maintenance grant for (i) students living away from home in London for the academic Years 1972–3 to 1982–3 measured at 1982–3 prices is as follows:
| Students living away from home in London | Students living away from home other than in London | |
| £ | £ | |
| 1972–73 | 1,785 | 1,655 |
| 1973–74 | 1,771 | 1,652 |
| 1974–75 | 1,934 | 1,759 |
| 1975–76 | 1,861 | 1,701 |
| 1976–77 | 1,921 | 1,760 |
| 1977–78 | 1,991 | 1,756 |
| 1978–79 | 2,121 | 1,774 |
| 1979–80 | 2,055 | 1,723 |
| 1980–81 | 2,026 | 1,709 |
| 1981–82 | 1,958 | 1,647 |
| 1982–83 | 1,900 | 1,595 |