Scottish Government is spending £1,089 less per student on teaching in universities than when the SNP came into office in 2007, Scottish Labour has claimed.Richard Leonard said the figures show quality of tuition has “clearly been deprioritised by the SNP”.The Scottish Labour leader aid universities and students must be a priority for investment.Analysis by the party of data obtained from a freedom of information request to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) found that real terms per student spend in 2020-21 is £1,089 lower than it was in 2007-08.The figure is a combination of the per student teaching grant allocation and the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) fee payment, the latter of which the party said has remained unchanged for.
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