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Written question asked by Brian Iddon (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 March 2010. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Physics: Higher Education

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding from the public purse per physics undergraduate was allocated to universities in each of the last five years.
Answer

This information is not held in the form requested. The Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) teaching grant to institutions reflects the additional costs associated with particular subjects. It places each subject into four price bands from A to D, with A attracting the highest level of grant. Physics along with other laboratory-based subjects is in price group B. The rate of grant per full-time equivalent undergraduate in this price group was as follows:

£
2005/06 4,959
2006/07 5,126
2007/08 5,291
2008/09 5,484
2009/10 5,425

It should be noted that these figures do not equate to the total public contribution to each student.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c848-9W; 321825
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Higher education Physics
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk