§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) applications for degree courses were received and (b) vacant university spaces there were in each of the past five years in Wales. [134913]
§ Mr. HansonThe numbers of applications to Welsh higher education institutions1 are shown in the table:
Year of admission Number of applications 2 1995 116,455 1996 88,131 1997 91,173 1998 89,548 1999 88,247 1 The number of higher education institutions in Wales, within the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), was 15 for the years 1995 to 1998, rising to 16 in 1999. 2 In 1995 up to eight selections were available to each applicant, subsequently reduced to six. Source:
UCAS
Information on the number of vacant university spaces is not available centrally.