§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students from Cumbria currently attend Scottish universities. [45678]
Accepted home applicants through UCAS to undergraduate degree courses; by age and socio-economic group, Autumn 1995 and 1997 1995 1997 Under 21 years Over 21 years Under 21 years Over 21 years Socio-economic group by age group Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. A Professional 31,287 17 5,326 10 35,026 16 2,732 5 B Intermediate 78,131 42 17,298 31 92,944 43 16,076 27 C1 Skilled non-manual 20,287 11 6,605 12 23,839 11 10,249 17 C2 Skilled manual 28,071 15 9,521 17 32,714 15 6,982 12 D Partly skilled 12,622 7 4,775 9 14,862 7 5,989 10 E Unskilled 2,950 2 1,396 3 3,767 2 1,128 2 Not known 11,377 6 10,524 19 14,565 7 15,630 27 Total 185,265 100 55,445 100 217.717 100 58,786 100
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 27 March 1998,Official Report, column 342, when he expects the Higher Education Statistics Agency to analyse the information it collects on the home postcode of higher education students; and what form the analysis will take. [45782]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Higher Education Statistics Agency is an independent body. It has in the past used postcode information to analyse student numbers at region and county/unitary authority level but it has no current plans to carry out any analysis based on parliamentary constituency. The Higher Education Funding Council for England is, however, carrying out an analysis of entrants to higher education using postcode information and will report in due course.