§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will take steps to encourage the provision of part-time courses in engineering.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe provision of part-time courses is one of many questions relating to the future pattern of engineering education raised by the report of the404W committee of inquiry into the engineering profession (Cmnd. 7794). They are to be discussed at the national conference on engineering education and training on 15 and 16 October. The Government will carefully consider the views expressed at that conference before taking decisions on this and other related issues.