§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of university places available to 18-year-olds in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. BrookeUniversity places are available to applicants who satisfy the entry requirements regardless of their age. The total number of new entrants aged 18 to Great Britain universities on full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses were as follows:
Number 1979–80 32,744 1980–81 33,665 1981–82 32,067 1982–83 31,457 Information for 1983–84 is not yet available.