§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what percentage of those English students who go on to higher education go to universities.
(2) what percentage of those English students who go on to higher and further education go to universities.
§ Mr. WaldenIn 1984, 47 per cent. of full-time and sandwich higher education students in England were studying at universities in England; 26 per cent. of all those in further and higher education were studying at universities in England.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will publish a table showing the percentage of Welsh students in universities in the United Kingdom who go to universities in (a) Wales, (b) in Northern Ireland, (c) in Scotland and (d) in England;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the percentage of Scottish students in universities in the United Kingdom who go to universities (a) in Scotland, (b) in England,(c) in Wales, and (d) in Northern Ireland;
(3) if he will publish a table showing the percentage of English students at universities in the United Kingdom who go to universities (a) in England, (b) in Wales, (c) in Northern Ireland and (d) in Scotland.
Attending universities in: a. Wales b. Scotland c. England d. Northern Ireland a. Wales 5,380 227 7,014 23 42.5 per cent 1.8 per cent 55.5 per cent 0.2 per cent b. Scotland 147 31,352 2,754 76 0.4 per cent 91.3 per cent 8.0 per cent 0.2 per cent c. England 11,001 8,093 186,663 557 5.3 per cent 3.9 per cent 90.5 per cent 0.3 per cent
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what (a) number and (b) percentage of people aged between 16 and 21 years in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland are in higher education in the United Kingdom for each year from 1979 to date;
(2) what (a) percentage and (b) numbers of young people in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland went on to higher and further education for each year from 1979 to date.
§ Mr. WaldenI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.