§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of Stale for Education and Science how many applications were made in the current year for places at (a) colleges of further education and (b) polytechnics; how many places were offered; if he will break down the figures to show the subjects concerned; and if he will give the same figures for each of the past five years.
§ Dr. BoysonComprehensive information about the number of applications to or the number of places offered by colleges of further education and polytechnics is not collected centrally, but a limited amount of information is collected by the Committee of Directors of Polytechnics.