§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many assisted places remained unfilled in 1992 in each standard region.
§ Mr. ForthAt the end of the academic year 1991–92, the numbers of assisted places available, the numbers taken up and the numbers unfilled in each region are as shown in the table:
Assisted places Region Available Taken-up Vacant North-east 1,477 873 604 North-west 7,214 6,408 806 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,267 1,794 473 East Midlands 2,063 1,846 217 West Midlands 3,146 2,721 425 East Anglia 1,578 1,340 238 South-west 3,580 3,246 334 South-east 5,873 4,403 1,470 Greater London 6,114 5,010 1,104
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the total number of assisted places; and how it has increased since the inception of the scheme.
§ Mr. ForthThe total number of assisted places available and the total number taken up since the scheme's inception in 1981 are given in the table: 547W
Academic Year Places Available Places Taken Up 1981–82 5,446 4,185 1982–83 11,058 8,616 1983–84 15,866 13,102 1984–85 20,699 17,386 1985–86 25,210 21,412 1986–87 29,295 24,478 1987–88 33,228 26,899 1988–89 33,217 27,083 1989–90 33,280 27,008 1990–91 33,302 26,740 1991–92 33,312 27,641 The figures are for England only