§ 17. Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Education what degree of agreement has been reached between the educational authorities and the universities on the qualifications required in the new public examination, as a condition for university entrance.
§ Mr. TomlinsonUniversity entrance requirements in terms of the General Certificate of Education are entirely a matter for the universities' decision. I understand that the universities of England and Wales have reached general agreement regarding minimum entrance requirements and the inter-availability of these.
§ Mr. HollisDoes this mean the provincial universities, or does it include Oxford and Cambridge?
§ Mr. TomlinsonIt includes Oxford and Cambridge, except that these two universities, as the hon. Member knows, require qualifications additional to those required by other universities.
§ Mr. HollisWhat are the additional qualifications?
§ Mr. TomlinsonA knowledge of either Latin or Greek.