§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the number of 16 and 17-year-olds remaining in full-time education.
§ Mr. Tim EggarTrends in the numbers of 16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education in England are shown in the following table.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe numbers of students from Iraq enrolled on courses in publicly-funded institutions of further and higher education in Great Britain between 1980 and 1989 are as follows:
Academic Year Students 1980–81 2,218 1981–82 2,018 1982–83 2,239 1983–84 1,845 1984–85 1,559 1985–86 1,378 1986–87 1,420 1987–88 1,255 1988–89 918 Figures for 1989–90 are still being collated. Comparable information on secondary education is not held centrally.