§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the numbers of minimum awards to higher education students granted by each of the education and library boards over each of the past three years.
§ Mr. ScottThe available information is as follows:
Numbers of Students Claiming Minumum Awards Education and Library Board Academic Year 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Belfast 146 265 352 North Eastern 205 253 277 South Eastern 372 506 644 Southern 94 138 141 Western 54 74 99 The number of minumum awards in 1983–84 and 1984–85 is expected to be higher than in 1982–83.