§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time students have entered the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was each figure as a percentage change on the previous year. [4900]
§ Mr. PaiceTable 1 shows the numbers of full-time and part-time further education students in each November from 1992 to 1995. The figures for 1995 are not on the same basis as those for earlier years, as explained in the footnotes to the table.
Table 2 shows the percentage changes in student numbers over the previous year, taking account as far as possible of the definitional differences between 1994 and 1995.
The November 1995 student number figures for England are provisional; estimates for west midlands are not yet available.
Table 1: Number of students (thousands) England West Midlands Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total November 1992 592 1,263 1,855 37 72 109 1993 646 1,283 1,929 43 73 116 1994 677 1,362 2,039 48 82 130 1995 730 1,558 2,288 n/a n/a n/a Figures are on the following bases: 1992 to 1994: Students on FE courses in FE and HE institutions (including sixth-form colleges). Split between full and part-time based on the position in November. 1995: All students in FE sector colleges (other than specialist designated institutions). Split between full and part-time based on attendance over the academic year as a whole.
1Provisional.
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Table 2: Percentage change from the previous year England West Midlands Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total November 1992 7 -6 -2 6 -8 -3 1993 9 2 4 16 1 6 1994 5 6 6 10 13 12 19951 9 8 8 n/a n/a n/a The percentage changes in 1995 take account as far as possible of the definitional differences from 1994 noted above.
1 Provisional.