§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of students reading for first degrees in the United Kingdom successfully completed their courses; and what was the comparable figure for each of the member countries of the European Economic Community in the latest year for which figures are available to her from international sources.
§ Mr. van Straubenzee13.3 per cent. of undergraduate students in universities in Great Britain who would normally have graduated at the end of the academic year 1965–66 left without having obtained 177W a first degree. Comparable figures for the member countries of the European Economic Community are not available.