§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many post-graduates were registered at British universities in the years 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1955, 1960 and 1964, respectively; and whether he will give an estimate for 1970.
§ Mr. CroslandThe numbers of postgraduates at universities in Great Britain have been as follows:
Academic Year Number of Post-graduates 1920–21 1,400 1930–31 2,237 1940–41 1,114 1950–51 11,327 1955–56 12,668 1960–61 17,836 1964–65 24,255 (Provisional) No estimate is at present available for 1970.