§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his response to the letter which he has received from the chairman of the University Grants Committee about his proposed reduction in the number of places for university students.
§ Mr. WaldenThe letter from the chairman of the University Grants Committee of 11 November, which has been published, conveyed the committee's response to the Green Paper "The Development of Higher Education into the 1990s" (Cmnd. 9524). It will be taken into account, with other responses to the Green Paper, in the formulation of the promised further statement of policy on higher education which the Government hope to be able to make next year.