§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many places were available in advanced courses in technical colleges at the beginning of the academic year 1967–68; and how many of these places have been filled.
§ Mrs. Shirley Williams:Figures for the academic year 1967–68 will be available 210W next spring. For 1966–67 the technical colleges admitted to advanced courses some 27,000 full-time and sandwich students, 36,000 part-time day and 28,000 "evenings only" students. It is not possible to say how many places were not filled.