HC Deb 15 December 1986 vol 107 cc388-90W
Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of students in public sector higher education, divided into men and women, in each of the last five years for which information is available;

(2) what is the number of students currently enrolled on access courses to higher education in public sector higher education institutions;

(3) what is the number of public sector higher education students divided into men and women in each of the different modes of full-time study, sandwich study, and part-time evening and part-time day study, in the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Walden

Figures for each of the last five years for the number of public sector higher education students in England divided into men and women in each of the different modes of study are shown in the table. No data are available on enrolments on access courses to higher education.

Enrolments in Public Sector Higher Education: England
Thousands
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Men
Full-time 74.8 79.2 83.8 86.1 88.0
Sandwich 39.7 41.1 42.2 42.2 40.9
Part-time Day 93.9 92.9 93.9 92.8 94.2

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Evening Only 28.4 28.2 28.9 28.2 29.5
Total 236.9 241.3 248.9 249.4 252.7
Women
Full-lime 76.2 83.0 88.4 92.4 94.9
Sandwich 13.1 14.6 16.2 17.4 18.2
Part-time Day 28.5 30.3 33.8 36.7 44.0
Evening Only 13.7 15.1 15.3 14.2 18.0
Total 131.5 142.9 153.7 160.6 175.2
Men and Women
Full-time 151.0 162.2 172.2 178.5 183.0
Sandwich 52.8 55.6 58.5 59.6 59.2
Part-time Day 122.4 123.2 127.7 129.5 138.3
Evening Only 42.1 43.2 44.2 42.4 47.5
Total 368.4 384.2 402.6 410.0 427.9

Note: Owing to rounding totals may not agree with the sum of component figures.

Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of students in public sector higher education in England and Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available, divided into the 19 different programmes utilised by the national advisory body; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what are the percentages and full-time equivalent numbers of public sector higher education students in (a) full-time study, (b) sandwich study, (c) part-time evening and (d) part-time day, in the last five years for which figures are available;

(3) what the numbers of students in public sector higher education have been in the past five years for which figures are available, in each of the subject programmes 01, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17, as used by the national advisory body; and if he will make a statement;

(4) what are the numbers and percentages of public sector higher education students studying (a) in polytechnics and (b) in other colleges in each of the last five years for which figures are available in each of the subject programmes utilised by the national advisory body;

(5) what the percentage change in the number of first-year students on public sector higher education courses in the three areas of art, design and performing arts has been in the last five years for which fugures are availble; and if he will make a statement;

(6) what is the number and percentage of students aged 21 years and over who have been in public sector higher education in each of the last five years for which figures are available;

(7) what is the number of students in higher education studying fine art in each of the last five years for which figures are available, divided into the university and public sector of higher education; and if he will make a statement;

(8) what is the number and percentage of mature students aged 25 years and over who have been in public sector higher education in each of the last five years for which figures are available;

(9) what is the number of higher education students in (a) Great Britain as a whole and (b) England and Wales in the academic years 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, together with the best estimates for 1985–86, and divided into the figures for universities and public sector, the latter split into the figures for polytechnics and other colleges;

(10) what is the number of first year students in public sector higher education in England and Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available, as compared to the number of first year students in the universities over the same period, and divided into the subject classification utilised by the University Grants Committee and national advisory body, respectively;

Mr. Walden

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.