§ Mr. Nigel Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the total number of students refused a place at a university between September 1981 and September 1983 as a result of his new financial objectives.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo estimate of the kind requested is available.
The University Grants Committee has set universities in Great Britain targets for home and European Community students for 1983–84 or 1984–85. For these targets to be reached by 1984–85 it can be estimated that the number of home students admitted to Great Britain universities would have to follow approximately the following course:
Great Britain universities, home students, initial entrants Thousands 1979–80 (actual) 75.2 1980–81 (actual) 76.9 1981–82 74.5 1982–83 72 1983–84 69.5 1984–85 67