HC Deb 07 February 1984 vol 53 cc551-2W
37. Mr. Leighton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are his priorities in public sector higher education.

Mr. Peter Brooke

My right hon. Friend expects the public sector of higher education to seek to use available resources to best effect, to provide a high standard of courses for those qualified and willing to attend and to help meet the needs of the economy for highly qualified manpower and applied research. He expects courses in this sector to be predominantly vocational or professional and, with due regard to economy, to meet demand for part-time and sub-degree work. To these ends he receives advice from the national advisory body for local authority higher education.