§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are now his projected figures of the university student population in 1980.
§ Mr. MulleyThe planning figure of 640,000 full-time and sandwich students in higher education in Great Britain in 1981 announced by my predecessor on 25th November 1974—[Vol. 882, c.39.]—is under review in the light of the latest information about the level of demand and of the resources likely to be available. The outcome of this review will be announced in the next White Paper on public expenditure. The division of the total between maintained and university institutions will be discussed with those responsible for their planning.