§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the total number of full-time equivalent students, advanced and non-advanced, at each polytechnic in the United Kingdom in 1975–76, 1977–78, 1979–80 and 1980–81 broken down by full-time, part-time day, evening only and sandwich modes, detailing the weights applied to each mode of student to convert it to a full-time equivalent.
§ Dr. BoysonIt will take some time to compile the information requested. I will write to the hon. Member.164W some of the resources available under the microelectronics education programme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland should be used to support development projects relevant to special education and the exact nature of the work to be sponsored in this way is being considered.