HC Deb 14 June 1994 vol 244 c475W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many representations his Department has received from schools expressing concern that further education

Thousands
Academic year 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Universities 69.2 69.9 72.3 73.6 78.3
Open University 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.2
Polytechnics 37.0 38.6 42.4 48.7 54.1
Colleges 13.4 14.5 13.8 13.1 16.3
TOTAL 126.1 129.4 134.9 142.2 155.9

Source: Statistical Bulletin July 1993 and provisional 1992 data (unpublished).