§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what courses are available in foreign languages in Scottish universities; and how the number of places on such courses for the years 1981 to 1984 compares with the number of places available in the last academic year.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn 1979–80 there were 3,306 full-time students taking language and literature courses in Scottish universities, of whom 970 were taking English. In 1980–81 the corresponding figures were 3,362 and 1,113. The University Grants Committee has set the universities student number targets for home and European Community students to be achieved by 1983–84 or258W 1984–85. For arts courses—including those other than languages—in Scottish universities, these amount to an 8.1 per cent. reduction over 1979–80. It is for each university to decide what the intake should be each year to the various courses to meet these targets.
Information on courses at individual universities is available in the Universities Central Council on Admissions handbook "How to apply for admission to a university", a copy of which is in the Library.