§ Mr. Merchantasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the numbers of persons aged 18 years who were admitted as full-time first year undergraduates at universities in England and Wales in 1979 and each of the following years whose homes were in (a) England and Wales, (b)
Place of domicile (awarding local education authority) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 England and Wales Number of new awards 67,634 68,945 67,947 65,697 63,983 Per 1,000 of relevant population* 86 84 83 79 77 Tyne and Wear Number of new awards 1,266 1,340 1,239 1,087 1,100 Per 1,000 of relevant population* 66 67 64 57 59 Newcastle upon Tyne Number of new awards 410 397 416 393 367 Per 1,000 of relevant population* 81 77 87 82 77 Surrey Number of new awards 2,462 2,506 2,469 2,441 2,396 Per 1,000 of relevant population* 161 155 142 139 137 * Per thousand of the average of the 18 and 19 population.