§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of students attending Scottish universities in the academic year 1994–95; and if he will give the figures for attendance at the same institutions in 1984–85 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. LangInformation for 1994–95 is not yet available. Figures for universities alone would not be directly comparable because five higher education institutions in Scotland have been awarded university title since 1992.
For the other academic years requested and for 1993–94, the numbers of students undertaking higher education courses in higher education institutions in Scotland, by mode of study, are as follows:
Year Full-time Part-time Total 1984–85 71,030 13,333 84,363 1989–90 81,496 17,043 98,539 1993–94 112,167 20,306 132,473