§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on 9 March,Official Report, column 24, what discussions he has had with the higher education planning bodies about more university places for engineering students.
§ Mr. WaldenOfficials of the Department are in regular contact with the relevant funding bodies about higher education places in engineering as on other matters, and will be discussing specifically the possibilities for increasing the availability of manufacturing systems engineering courses.