§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the present number of students attending Scottish universities; what increase in the student population is estimated to take place during the years when an increasing number of pupils will be passing out of the secondary schools; and what steps are being taken, in conjunction with the University Grants Committee, to meet this situation.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanIn October, 1955, there were 14,109 full-time students in Scottish universities. The extent to which the demand for university education is likely to increase in the next decade, and the provision to be made for meeting it, are questions which are now under close examination as matters of urgency, but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.