§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present student population of the Huddersfield Polytechnic; what she expects it to be in the next three, five, and 10 years; and what steps she is taking to encourage the local authority to provide suitable student accommodation.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe polytechnic has 2,700 students, of whom some 1,300 are on full-time or sandwich courses. Future student numbers will depend on various factors and it is not possible to be precise as to what they will be in a given year. A new student hostel should be taken into use next autumn. Proposals for additional residential accommodation will be considered on their merits in the light of the available resources.