§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement indicating the nature of the consultations which the Department of Education, Northern Ireland, will have regarding the White Paper "Top-Up Loans for Students" and listing the organisa-tions from which the Department are seeking views.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe White Paper made provision for all comments to be submitted to the Department of Education and Science to arrive by 1 February 1989.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the numbers of disabled students by sex in Northern Ireland in further education and in higher education.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation in the form requested is not held centrally.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate how many students in Northern Ireland are studying four-year degree courses and three-year degree courses, respectively.
§ Dr. MawhinneyProvisional information for the 1988–89 academic year is as follows:
Full-time undergraduate students Number Enrolled on: Three-year Degree Courses 7,948 Four-year Degree Courses 5,220 Degree Courses longer than 4 years 994