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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what sums were paid out in additional travel grants to students in higher education for each of the past five years for which they were available.
Mr. Brooke
The information relates to local authority expenditure on excess travel allowance in England and Wales. It covers full-value mandatory and discretionary awards up to, and including, 1982–83, but information for 1983–84 relates to mandatory awards only.
| £ million | |
| 1979–80 | 16·9 |
| 1980–81 | 21·0 |
| 1981–82 | 21·1 |
| 1982–83 | 26·2 |
| 1983–84 | 23·8 |