HC Deb 25 November 1971 vol 826 c447W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of places with work available to undergraduates on sandwich courses in England and Wales; how this compares with the number of places available 12 months ago; and what is her estimate of the continuing trend in the number of such places available.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The number of students enrolled in sandwich courses at undergraduate level in England and Wales in the Autumn term, 1970, was 28,030, compared with 26,330 a year earlier. I expect the number to increase but cannot quantify it.