§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what (a) number and (b) percentage of people aged between 16 and 21 years in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland are in higher education in the United Kingdom for each year from 1979 to date;
(2) what (a) percentage and (b) numbers of young people in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland went on to higher and further education for each year from 1979 to date.
§ Mr. Walden[pursuant to his reply, 17 June 1986, c. 515]: The information is shown in the following table. Figures for further and public sector higher education in Wales and of Scotland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Wales and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland. Figures for further and higher education, including universities in Northern Ireland, are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.