asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Cambridgeshire, North-East of 24 June, Official Report, columns 310–11, whether he will list in the Official Report the percentage changes in the funding of each university by the University Grants Committee, excluding those amounts representing compensation for changes in home student fees, compensation for redundancy and early retirement, changes to take account of minor capital works from the recurrent grant and changes in the level of local authority rates; and if he will provide similar information for the period between 1980–81 and 1981–82 (a) including and (b) excluding these amounts.

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.