asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he plans to re-establish his Department's former policy of publishing the breakdown of the main rates of grants allocated to university students.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he plans to amend the current criteria according to which rates of grants for university students are calculated.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science by how much he plans to increase the main rate of student grant outside London for the 1986–87 academic year.

A statement about the level of student grants for the academic year 1986–87 will be made in the next few weeks.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made with his review of student awards at degree and sub-degree level.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch (Mr. Squire) on 19 November 1985 at column 120.