HC Deb 14 June 1985 vol 80 c570W
Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of university places available in England and Wales for each year since 1978.

Sir Keith Joseph

Statistics on available places are not collected. The total number of full-time undergraduates and postgraduates at universities in England and Wales since 1978 has been:

Number
1978 245,300
1979 249,500
1980 254,200
1981 255,200
1982 250,600
1983 246,900
1984✶ 245,000
✶Provisional