§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the broadcasting companies with which he has had discussions over the establishment of a new education channel. [63319]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 10 December 1998]: The Department has had discussions with a number of broadcasting companies about a range of issues associated with educational broadcasting, including the possible future role of education channels in supporting teaching and learning.
Enrolments by home domiciled higher education students in higher education institutions in the UK1 1997–98 Ethnic group Full time (thousand) Percentage of total known Part time (thousand) Percentage of total known White 763.4 86.4 385.6 91.3 Black Caribbean 10.5 1.2 6.1 1.5 Black African 15.5 1.8 7.0 1.7 Black Other 4.6 0.5 2.9 0.7 Indian 33.6 3.8 6.0 1.4 Pakistani 17.3 2.0 2.7 0.6 Bangladeshi 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 Chinese 8.7 1.0 2.1 0.5 Asian Other 10.2 1.2 4.2 1.0 Other 15.0 1.7 5.2 1.2 Total known 883.4 100 422.4 100 Ethnicity unknown2 107.4 — 120.6 — Total HE students 990.8 — 543.0 — 1 Excluding HE students in FE institutions 2 Including students for whom information was not provided or not collected