§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of people aged 18 to 24 years currently undertaking non-advanced further education full-time and higher education full-time; and what percentage of the total population of 18 to 24-year-olds this represents.
Mr. JacksonIn Great Britain universities, polytechnics and colleges during the academic year 1988–89 there were 110,000 and 392,000 students aged 18 to 24 years on non-advanced further education courses and higher education courses respectively, representing together about 8 per cent. of the population of 18 to 24-year-olds in Great Britain.