§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, whether she intends to take into account the Govern
STUDENTS AT MAINTAINED, ASSISTED AND GRANT-AIDED MAJOR ESTABLISHMENTS OF FURTHER EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES Numbers in thousands All establishments Polytechnics only Full-time and Sandwich Part-time (day and evening) Total Full-time and Sandwich Part-time (day and evening) Total Advanced courses (including teacher training) 1971–72 203.7 107.3 311.0 66.5 44.8 111.3 1976–77 (provisional) 214.5 125.1 339.6 106.0 54.5 160.5 Non-advanced courses 1971–72 194.9 1,356.6 1,551.5 8.4 43.2 51.6 1976–77 (provisional) 286.8 1,295.7 1,582.5 5.5 24.7 30.2 All courses 1971–72 398.5 1,464.0 1,862.5 74.9 88.0 162.9 1976–77 (provisional) 501.3 1,420.8 1,922.1 111.5 79.2 190.7 292W
STUDENTS ON FIRST DEGREE LEVEL COURSES AT UNIVERSITIES IN GREAT BRITAIN Numbers in thousands Full-time and Sandwich Part-time Total 1971–72 Great Britain universities* 187.0 1.6 188.6 Open University† — 19.6 19.6 Total 187.0 21.1 208.2 1976–77 (provisional) Great Britain universities* 217.8 2.2 220.0 Open University† — 50.9 50.9 Total 217.8 53.0 270.9 * Students on external degree courses at further education establishments in England and Wales are included in the first table. † Calendar years 1971 and 1976. ment's reduction in rate support grant to non-metropolitan authorities in determining the level of grant to the Arts Council for 1978–79.
§ Mr. OakesMy right hon. Friend takes into account all sources of finance for the arts, so far as these are known to her. She cannot, however, prejudge the decisions that will be taken by individual local authorities in supporting arts projects.