§ 79. Mrs. Maureen HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the role of education authorities in the provision of speech therapy.
§ Mr. ButcherAn amendment to the Education Act 1981 which came into force on 1 November 1988 gives local
Women in higher education in Britain Thousands Academic Year beginning in 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Full-time Universities 77.7 82.5 87.7 92.5 97.1 102.2 107.3 112.4 115.4 115.7 115.0 116.0 118.4 121.8 125.2 Polytechnics and colleges n/a n/a 121.0 n/a n/a n/a 95.6 97.6 106.5 115.7 124.0 130.3 134.9 140.0 146.5 Part-time Universities 5.7 6.2 6.8 7.2 8.1 8.6 9.5 10.4 11.4 12.0 12.7 13.6 14.3 15.1 16.4 Open University n/a 20.6 22.1 25.1 28.0 30.3 30.1 30.0 32.2 33.8 33.9 35.4 36.2 37.5 40.1 Polytechnics and colleges n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 41.1 44.8 47.1 50.8 55.0 57.1 69.3 81.1 83.0 n/a = Not readily available.