§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time and part-time students there are in both further and higher education in Scotland; and what projections there are for changes in these figures over the next decade.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest available student numbers and projections for Scotland are given in the table.
Higher education Vocational non-advanced further education Session Full-time and sandwich Part-time Full-time and sandwich Part-time Actual: 1986–87 81,600 45,900 30,200 154,700 Projections: 1987–88 83,400 49,800 n/a 1988–89 84,400 52,800 n/a 1989–90 84,800 55,900 n/a 1990–91 84,700 58,600 n/a 1991–92 83,400 61,000 n/a 1992–93 81,900 63,100 n/a 1993–94 81,000 65,000 n/a 1994–95 80,000 66,700 n/a 1995–96 78,600 68,000 n/a 1996–97 78,100 69,100 n/a Notes
- 1. The higher education projections have been taken from the high variant published in statistical bulletin No. 7/JI /1988 "Higher Education Projects for Scotland" which is available in the House.
- 2. Vocational non-advanced further education comprises various types of student, such as school leavers continuing education, adults returning to education, persons on government employment schemes, and employees undertaking training on a part-time basis. Projections of student numbers for the whole group of students are not available.
- 3. Over the period shown the base population of 17-year-olds is projected to fall by 25 per cent.
Percentage of residential places in homes for the elderly at 31 March 1987 Region Total number of places Local authority Voluntary Private Borders 566 62 23 15 Central 743 63 25 12 Dumfries and Galloway 534 61 23 16 Fife 1,120 62 19 19 Grampian 1,830 54 36 10 Highland 734 62 24 14 Lothian 2,538 56 34 10 Strathclyde 6,012 65 24 11