§ 35. Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the number of mature students who have entered higher education since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeYes. The number of home full-time initial entrants to higher education in Great Britain aged 21 and over increased from 34,300 in 1979 to 39,000 in 1983, or 13.7 per cent.