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Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the cost of Open university foundation courses in constant prices over the past 21 years.
Mr. Jackson
Information is not available at this stage in the form requested. The table provides information at constant 1989 prices (using the GDP deflator) on the average total cost of a full credit course, broken down by the cost to the Exchequer from grant, and the cost to the student from the undergraduate tuition fee and the summer school fee.
| Cost of an Open University full credit course | ||||
| 1989 prices | ||||
| Total cost | Exchequer grant | Undergraduate tuition fee | Summer school fee | |
| Year | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| 1971 | 1,884·9 | 1,621·5 | 117·1 | 146·3 |
| 1972 | 1,391·3 | 1,147·7 | 108·3 | 135·3 |
| 1973 | 1,460·8 | 1,182·8 | 126·4 | 151·6 |
| 1974 | 1,469·6 | 1,210·0 | 110·0 | 149·6 |
| 1975 | 1,309·3 | 1,089·6 | 86·5 | 133·2 |
| 1976 | 1,515·1 | 1,247·6 | 120·2 | 147·3 |
| 1977 | 1,498·8 | 1,250·8 | 118·7 | 129·3 |
| 1978 | 1,433·7 | 1,192·0 | 123·2 | 118·5 |
| 1979 | 1,426·9 | 1,205·3 | 113·9 | 107·7 |
| 1980 | 1,566·2 | 1,342·7 | 116·1 | 107·4 |
| 1981 | 1,641·1 | 1,372·0 | 152·4 | 116·7 |
| 1982 | 1,594·3 | 1,309·5 | 173·5 | 111·3 |
| 1983 | 1,516·7 | 1,229·8 | 174·3 | 112·6 |
| 1984 | 1,515·1 | 1,225·2 | 174·5 | 115·4 |
| 1985 | 1,488·9 | 1,197·1 | 175·1 | 116·7 |
| 1986 | 1,504·8 | 1,203·6 | 182·4 | 118·8 |
| 1987 | 1,454·6 | 1,155·9 | 180·8 | 117·9 |
| 1988 | 1,378·0 | 1,082·4 | 178·4 | 117·2 |
| 1989 | 1,396·0 | 1,088·0 | 186·0 | 122·0 |