§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of those applying in 1984 for undergraduate Open University places in 1985 have been turned down and what are the current projections regarding applications in 1985 for places in 1986.
§ The Earl of SwintonIn 1985 17,600 Open University undergraduate applicants did not receive an offer of a place. For 1986 the university estimates that about 17,400 applicants will not be offered a place.
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§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of those applying in Scotland in 1985 for Open University places in 1986 had made previous applications, and how many were new applicants.
§ The Earl of SwintonBy 2nd July 1985 the Open University had received 5,215 applications in Scotland for places in 1986. Of these, 2,219 had made previous applications and 2,996 were new applicants.
§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people have applied for undergraduate and associate places on computing courses for 1985 with the Open University and how many places are available.
§ The Earl of SwintonThe information requested is given below:
1985 No. of applications No. of places available Undergraduates 9,066 6,667 Associate students 1,682 858