HC Deb 23 March 1981 vol 1 c237W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will indicate in the Official Report the percentage change, by region, for enrolment at the Open University in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

Region (regional office) 1978 1979 Percentage change 1978–79 1980 Percentage change 1979–80
01 London 7830 7945 +1.5 7846 -1.2
02 South (Oxford) 5394 5661 +4.9 5810 +2.6
03 South-West (Bristol) 3905 4079 +4.5 4223 +3.5
04 West Midlands (Birmingham) 5291 5457 +3.1 5345 -2.1
05 East Midlands (Nottingham) 3820 3849 +0.8 3814 -0.9
06 Eastern (Cambridge) 5566 5854 +5.2 5937 +1.4
07 Yorkshire (Leeds) 4405 4404 — 4325 -1.8
08 North-West (Manchester) 6194 6391 +3.2 6551 +2.5
09 North (Newcastle upon Tyne) 3148 3214 +2.1 3197 -0.5
10 Wales (Cardiff) 2395 2473 +3.3 2491 +0.7
11 Scotland (Edinburgh) 4908 5040 +2.7 5158 +2.3
12 Northern Ireland (Belfast) 1452 1476 +1.7 1483 +0.5
13 South-East Counties (East Grinstead) 4470 4736 +6.0 4827 +1.9
Total 58,778 60,579 +3.1 61,007 +0.7