HC Deb 23 January 1975 vol 884 cc453-4W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate of the division of students between universities, polytechnics and other institutions was made in arriving at the Government's revised estimate of 640,000 students in higher education by 1981.

Mr. Prentice

The planning figure of 640,000 students was based on estimates of numbers qualified for and likely to want higher education, not on projections for each sector.