§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the number of students in higher education in each of the next 15 years, taking the level of admissions in 1981 as a guide.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe numbers of home full-time and sandwich students in higher education are estimated as follows:
Great Britain 000s 1981–82 486 1982–83 481 1983–84 471 1984–85 451 Student numbers after 1984–85 depend on a number of factors including decisions yet to be taken about the level of public expenditure on higher education in those years.