HC Deb 25 October 1960 vol 627 cc264-5W
Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Education how many students receiving grants from public funds have been admitted to Oxford and Cambridge Universities in each of the last 15 years; and how many have been sent down in each year.

Sir D. Eccles

The following table shows the number of State Scholarships, including State Studentships, at Oxford

Oxford Cambridge
Premature Terminations Premature Terminations
Academic Year Annual Intake Academic Reasons Other Reasons Academic Year Annual Intake Academic Reasons Other Reasons
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4)
1950–51 425 14* 1950–51 595 12*
1951–52 551 4* 1951–52 678 6*
1952–53 568 13* 1952–53 710 9*
1953–54 655 11 1953–54 704 8
1954–55 687 18 3 1954–55 845 12 6
1955–56 806 15 3 1955–56 858 11 4
1956–57 818 8 10 1956–57 979 2 12
1957–58 1,064 6 43 1957–58 1,111 3 15
1958–59 1,136 13 28 1958–59 1,145 2 23
1959–60 999 1959–60 1,054
Notes:
* = Detailed information not available for these years.
— = Nil.
.. = Information not available.
1. The reasons for premature terminations were not sub-divided between "academic" and "other" before 1953–54.
2. The number of premature terminations includes the number of students sent down but includes also the number of students whose awards were terminated for other reasons.
3. No holders of State Studentships, which were instituted in 1957–58, have had their awards terminated as a result of disciplinary action on the part of the College Authorities.