Universities and Polytechnics (Hansard, 25 July 1977)

§ Mr. Grocott
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many unfilled undergraduate places there were (a) in universities, and (b) in polytechnics in the latest years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Oakes
In terms of the physical capacity of academic buildings, there were about 30,000 empty places in science and technology, excluding medicine, in the adademic years 1974–75 and 1975–76, and 27,000 in 1976–77–22,000 in universities and 5,000 in polytechnics. About 15W half these places will be filled as students admitted in 1976 proceed to the later years of their courses. The remaining places will allow admissions to rise by about 4,000 in universities and about 1,000 in polytechnics.

§ Mr. Grocott
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the ratio of full-time to part-time courses

Polytechnic Full-time and Sandwich Part-time Day Evening only Total Ratio Full-time and Sandwich Total Part-time

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

City of Birmingham … … 4,719 3,643 1,767 10,129 0.9:1

Brighton … … 3,355 1,139 547 5,041 2.0:1

Bristol … … 4,346 2,763 933 8,042 1.2:1

Hatfield … … 2,511 1 255 162 3,928 1.8:1

Huddersfield … … 3,216 2,039 359 5,614 1.3:1

Lanchester … … 3,843 726 669 5,238 2.8:1

Leeds … … 5,311 2 726 1,852 9,889 1.2:1

City of Leicester … … 4,570 1,743 893 7,206 1.7:1

Liverpool … … 4,391 2,187 843 7,421 1.4: 1

City of London … … 3,009 2,883 4,158 10,050 0.4:1

Kingston … … 4,157 781 454 5,392 3.4:1

Middlesex … … 5,249 1,055 654 6,958 3.0:1

North East London … … 3,906 2,004 1,062 6,972 1.3:1

Central London … … 3,718 1,307 5,732 10,757 0.5:1

North London … … 4,078 1,035 648 5,761 2.4:1

South Bank … … 4,093 2,945 1,128 8,166 1.0:1

Thames … … 2,515 1,018 345 3,878 1.8:1

Manchester … … 6,330 2,728 1,257 10,315 1.6:1

Newcastle upon Tyne … … 4,993 2,228 1,169 8,390 1.5:1

North Staffordshire … … 2,417 1,683 372 4,472 1.2:1

Oxford … … 3,018 785 101 3,904 3.4:1

Plymouth … … 2,408 503 100 3,011 4.0:1

Portsmouth … … 5,446 598 97 6,141 7.8:1

Preston … … 2,468 1,700 800 4,968 1.0:1

Sheffield … … 5,599 2,607 457 8,663 1.8:1

Sunderland … … 2,964 785 345 4,094 2.6:1

Teesside … … 2,000 1,121 502 3,623 1.2:1

Trent … … 5,983 2,308 686 8,977 2.0:1

Wolverhampton … … 2,359 1,777 411 4,547 1.1:1

Polytechnic of Wales … … 2,407 861 90 3,358 2.5:1

Polytechnic	Full-time and Sandwich	Part-time Day	Evening only	Total	Ratio Full-time and Sandwich Total Part-time
			(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
City of Birmingham	…	…	4,719	3,643	1,767	10,129	0.9:1
Brighton	…	…	3,355	1,139	547	5,041	2.0:1
Bristol	…	…	4,346	2,763	933	8,042	1.2:1
Hatfield	…	…	2,511	1 255	162	3,928	1.8:1
Huddersfield	…	…	3,216	2,039	359	5,614	1.3:1
Lanchester	…	…	3,843	726	669	5,238	2.8:1
Leeds	…	…	5,311	2 726	1,852	9,889	1.2:1
City of Leicester	…	…	4,570	1,743	893	7,206	1.7:1
Liverpool	…	…	4,391	2,187	843	7,421	1.4: 1
City of London	…	…	3,009	2,883	4,158	10,050	0.4:1
Kingston	…	…	4,157	781	454	5,392	3.4:1
Middlesex	…	…	5,249	1,055	654	6,958	3.0:1
North East London	…	…	3,906	2,004	1,062	6,972	1.3:1
Central London	…	…	3,718	1,307	5,732	10,757	0.5:1
North London	…	…	4,078	1,035	648	5,761	2.4:1
South Bank	…	…	4,093	2,945	1,128	8,166	1.0:1
Thames	…	…	2,515	1,018	345	3,878	1.8:1
Manchester	…	…	6,330	2,728	1,257	10,315	1.6:1
Newcastle upon Tyne	…	…	4,993	2,228	1,169	8,390	1.5:1
North Staffordshire	…	…	2,417	1,683	372	4,472	1.2:1
Oxford	…	…	3,018	785	101	3,904	3.4:1
Plymouth	…	…	2,408	503	100	3,011	4.0:1
Portsmouth	…	…	5,446	598	97	6,141	7.8:1
Preston	…	…	2,468	1,700	800	4,968	1.0:1
Sheffield	…	…	5,599	2,607	457	8,663	1.8:1
Sunderland	…	…	2,964	785	345	4,094	2.6:1
Teesside	…	…	2,000	1,121	502	3,623	1.2:1
Trent	…	…	5,983	2,308	686	8,977	2.0:1
Wolverhampton	…	…	2,359	1,777	411	4,547	1.1:1
Polytechnic of Wales	…	…	2,407	861	90	3,358	2.5:1