HC Deb 02 December 1997 vol 302 c154W
24. Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students there were in higher education in Scotland in each of the past five years; and what estimate he has made of the number for the academic year 1998–99. [17115]

Mr. Wilson

The total number of students (full-time and part-time) in Higher Education in Scotland, for the last five years available, is provided in the following table. The latest published projections for 1998–99 are also included.