§ Mr. Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of students on full-time and sandwich courses in universities, colleges of education and advanced further education in Great Britain in 1970–71; and what is the provisional figure for 1971–72.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe provisional figure for 1971–72 is 234,150 in universities and 124,300 in colleges of education. The corresponding figure for advanced further education is not yet available. The 1970–71 figures were:
Universities 227,900 Colleges of education 120,800 Advanced further education 96,600 Total 445,300