§ Sir D. Kaberryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of student intake into all universities in England and Wales for the academic years beginning in 1965, 1966 and 1967 and, in particular, the number in the universities of Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester; how many students failed to continue their studies at the beginning of the second year, or the third year where applicable, because of sickness, through not reaching or maintaining the necessary academic standard required for the particular course of instruction involved, or because of being required to leave the university owing to disciplinary offences, respectively.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe answer to the first part of the Question, for the years 1965 and 1966, is published in the Annual Survey of the University Grants Committee for the academic year 1965–1966 (Cmnd. 3192); final figures for 1967 are not available. On wastage of undergraduates entering universities, there is at present no comprehensive information later than that given in Appendix Two (A) to the Robbins Report on Higher Education (Cmnd. 2154-II).