HC Deb 22 December 1988 vol 144 c450W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students aged 26 years and over enrolled in Northern Ireland universities and colleges of education in the past five years.

Dr. Mawhinney

Available information is for those aged 25 and over and is as follows:

Academic year Full time Part time
1982–83 1,016 956
1983–84 1,069 1,188
1984–85 1,423 3,302
1985–86 1,681 3,951
1986–87 1,776 3,927
Note: Figures from 1984–85 onwards reflect the merger of The New University of Ulster and the Ulster Polytechnic.