§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the actual, and percentage increase in(a) university first degree full-time students, 523W (b) polytechnic and other higher education first degree full-time students, (c) part-time university students, (d) part-time polytechnic and other higher education students, and (e) full-time post graduate students since May 1986, with (c) and (d) expressed in actual numbers and full-time equivalents.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information requested is shown in the following table.
Students in higher education in Great Britain Academic year beginning in 1985 to 1987 1985 1987 Actual increase Per cent, increase Full-time Postgraduate 65,859 69,869 4,010 6 University First Degree 238,329 245,577 7,248 3 Polys and Colleges First Degree 181,026 195,348 14,322 8 Part-time Open University 78,723 85,828 7,105 9 Other Universities 37,097 40,706 3,609 10 Polys and Colleges 209,956 232,744 22,788 11 Full-time Equivalent of Part-time (FTE) Open University 27,553 30,040 2,487 9 Other Universities 12,984 14,247 1,263 10 Polys and Colleges 73,485 81,460 7,976 11 Note: Part-time students have been counted as 0.35 FIE.