§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students are taking full-time university courses in 1983–84; and how this figure compares with 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83, respectively.
School leavers by intended destination Percentage of all school leavers Intended destination Academic year 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Staffordshire University 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 Polytechnic 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 Other further education establishments 13 13 18 15 14 13 15 20 21 Available for employment 81 81 76 78 78 80 78 72 72 West Midlands University 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Polytechnic 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Other further education establishments 12 14 15 15 14 14 15 20 21 Available for employment 81 79 78 78 79 79 79 72 71 England University 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Polytechnic 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Other further education establishments 12 14 14 14 14 13 14 18 19 Available for employment 80 78 78 78 78 79 78 73 72 Information for Stoke on Trent is not readily available. Information for 1972–73 is not available for the first two geographical areas shown above.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will inform the University Grants Committee that he will not be requiring any further reductions in university courses or places in 1984–85.
§ Mr. BrookeMy right hon. Friend has already asked the University Grants Committee if the universities can
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§ Mr. BrookeThe information is as follows:
Full-time and sandwich students in universities in Great Britain Numbers (thousands) 1980–81 298.7 1981–82 300.2 1982–83 295.4 1983–84* 288.3 * Provisional.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what percentage of school leavers in Staffordshire in each of the last 10 years has gone to (a) university, (b) colleges of further education, (c) colleges of higher education and (d) polytechnics;
(2) what percentage of school leavers in the west midlands in each of the last 10 years has gone to (a) university, (b) colleges of higher education, (c) colleges of further education and (d) polytechnics;
(3) what percentage of school leavers in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years, has gone to (a) university, (b) colleges of higher education, (c) colleges of further education and (d) polytechnics;
(4) what percentage of school leavers in each of the last 10 years did not continue with any form of education in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the west midlands, (c) Staffordshire and (d) Stoke-on-Trent;
(5) what percentage of school leavers in Stoke-on-Trent in each of the last 10 years has gone to (a) university, (b) colleges of higher education, (c) colleges of further education and (d) polytechnics.
§ Mr. DunnInformation available from the school leavers sample survey is as follows:
increase their planned intakes for 1984–85 and 1985–86 in response to the projected pressure of demand in those years.