§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total staff-student ratios for universities and polytechnics in each academic year since 1978–79.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information is as follows:
571WInformation for universities for 1984–85 is not yet available.
* The staff/student ratio for universities is defined as the full-time equivalent of undergraduate and postgraduate students divided by full-time academic staff funded wholly from university funds.
† The staff/student ratios for polytechnics are calculated as full-time equivalent student load divided by the full-time equivalent number of lecturers who are involved in teaching.