§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current number of places on planning courses in universities and polytechnics; and what was the number in each of the previous three years.
Mr. JacksonThe numbers of higher education students on planning courses were as follows:
1984 1985 1986 1987 Universities (GB)1: full-time and sandwich students 1,316 979 1,002 1,124 Polytechnics (England)1: full-time and sandwich students 2,180 2,090 2,075 2,158 part-time (including evening only) students 951 958 924 1,145 1 The subject classification for universities was changed between 1984 and 1985. The figures for universities for 1984 are not therefore directly comparable with those for the later years. The subject classification for polytechnics differs from that for universities. There is therefore incomplete comparability between university and polytechnic figures.