HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 c158W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students in the Greater Manchester county polytechnics, colleges of education and institutions of higher education were enrolled on advanced courses in 1976 and 1977.

Mr. Oakes

Enrolments on all advanced courses in the maintained, assisted or grant aided establishments of further education in the Greater Manchester County were as follows:

November 1976 November 1977*
Full-time and Sandwich 11,913 11,700
Part-time day 7,218 7,400
Evening only 2,761 2,900
Total 21,892 22,000
* Provisional.