Student Finance

Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students will be grant or loan funded by the Scottish Office in 1990–91 as against 1989–90.

Mr. Lang
For session 1990–91, the estimated number of students who will be assisted by the Scottish Education Department is 66,000. The latest available figure for session 1989–90 is 66,024. The number of eligible students who will take advantage of the loans facility in session 1990–91 is estimated at 52,600.

Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the expenditure by the Scottish Office in 1990–91 (a) on student grants and (b) on student loans.

Mr. Lang
The information is as follows: (a) £163·6 million(b) £15·7 million