§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mature students were admitted to each of the Scottish universities in each of the last five years; and how many applied for entry to Scottish universities in each of those years.
§ Mr. RossThis information is not readily available, but I am making inquiries and shall write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mature students have received a grant for full-time study with a view to acquiring university entrance qualifications in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RossThis information is not available centrally. In general, responsibility for awarding bursaries for study at this level rests with individual education authorities. I can tell my hon. Friend, however, that 151 students were admitted to university degree courses in 1968–69 who had been assisted in the previous year under the Teachers' Special Recruitment Scheme to obtain the necessary entrance qualifications.