§ Mr. van Straubenzeeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) with reference to Statistics of Education, 1966, Volume 5, Table 26, of those who terminated prematurely for other reasons, what number of men and women 78W in universities and further education establishments, respectively, did so because they switched to other courses of study;
(2) whether, with reference to Statistics of Education, 1966, Volume 5, Table 26, he will analyse by categories the other reasons for which 1,105 men and 471 women have failed to complete their courses at universities in England and Wales, and why 1,557 men and 1,048 women have failed to do so in further education establishments;
(3) of those shown in Statistics of Education, 1966, Volume 5, Table 26, as failing an intermediate examination, how many did so in their first year;
(4) how many of the men and women, respectively, shown in Statistics of Education, 1966, Volume 5, Table 26, as failing an intermediate examination then switched to other courses of studies in universities and further education establishments, respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon WalkerI regret that information needed to answer these Questions is not available. The University Grants Committee has, however, recently undertaken a further survey into the general question of the failure of university students to complete their courses successfully. The results of this survey are expected to be available in the spring.