§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the surplus of places in scientific and technologically based disciplines.
§ Mr. MulleyThere are about 30,000 such places in universities and polytechnics; this is because the planned increase in science and technology students did not materialise. It is hoped that it will be possible to make temporary use of these places for students in other disciplines.