HC Deb 16 November 1970 vol 806 c344W
Mr. Merlyn Rees

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what cuts are to be made in the current expenditure on the Open University.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The Open University is proceeding with arrangements to enrol 25,000 students for the year 1971, but discussions are going on with the university about the future scale of its operations, and the level of grant.