§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a table showing the young mature entry index and the older mature participation index for each year since 1979 for(a) universities only and (b) for all higher education institutions in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNo young mature entry index is available for Northern Ireland.
Available information for the older mature participa-tion index is as follows: 528W
Year Universities All higher education 1987–88 0.196 0.211 1986–87 0.160 0.174 1985–86 0.171 0.181 Information for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.