§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she is aware of the difficulties facing married women with or without children who are seeking to pursue full- or part-time higher education courses at colleges and institutions; and if she will consider these difficulties, the need for nurseries, travelling problems etc. so as to make it easier for more to take part.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeI sympathise with the difficulties of those full-time or part-time higher education students, including married women, who seek to combine continued study with the fulfilment of their domestic or employment responsibilities. The Open University will now provide opportunities for those in this group. Higher education institutions are concerned in their several ways and within their resources to provide appropriate facilities.