§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of third level student places required in Northern Ireland in 1985, 1990 and 1995.
307W
§ Mr. ScottI have made no such estimates, but I would draw the hon. Gentleman's attention to chapter 6 of the final report of the higher education review group for Northern Ireland, in which it was envisaged that the demand for full-time higher education places at institutions in Northern Ireland might fall within the ranges:
Year Full-time places 1985–86 13,000–14,000 1990–91 12,500–14,000 1995–96 10,500–12,500 In addition the group also assumed that part-time studies would grow modestly but steadily in the 1980s and 1990s.
New Entrants (21 and over) 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Queen's University of Belfast Under-graduates 206 184 187 181 198 166 103 104 101 134 155 Post-graduates 422 445 422 416 394 478 428 492 471 528 529 Total 628 629 609 597 592 644 531 596 572 662 684 New University of Ulster Under-graduates 61 86 91 124 162 175 173 173 204 231 212 Post-graduates 37 79 87 100 90 95 82 71 79 92 89 Total 98 165 178 224 252 270 259 244 283 323 301 Total 726 794 787 821 844 914 790 840 855 985 985