HC Deb 02 December 1997 vol 302 c156W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what Percentage of students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland starting undergraduate courses at Scottish universities for each of the last four years were given direct entry into the second year. [17844]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 27 November 1997]: Figures for the last three years are shown in the table below. Figures on a consistent basis are not available for 1993–94.

Proportion of all undergraduate entrants to Scottish Higher Education Institutions entering directly to the second year of their course
Per cent.
1994–95 1995–96 11996–97
Students from:
England 11 8 6
Wales 14 7 7
Northern Ireland 12 11 7
1 Figures for 1996–97 are provisional.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what Percentage of degree courses at Scottish universities allow for direct entry for(a) A-level, (b) CSYS and (c) HNC/HND students to the second year of the course. [17845]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 27 November 1997]: This information is not held centrally. The report of the Scottish Standing Committee of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education noted that this was a matter for individual institutions, and recommended that Scottish Higher Education Institutions examine the scope for a greater proportion of students to enter directly into the second year.