HC Deb 20 February 1997 vol 290 cc672-3W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many students in further and higher education he estimates were accommodated in the private rented sector in(a) 1987, (b) 1992 and (c) the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the growth in student accommodation since 1987. [16166]

Mr. Clappison

The number of students in the private rented sector estimated from the labour force survey are:

Thousands
Full-time course Part-time course
1987 260 80
1992 360 130
1996 470 180

Notes:

Students on full-time courses include those on sandwich courses and training in nursing.

Like all estimates based on sample surveys, these figures are subject to sampling variability.

There are no reliable figures on student accommodation yet provided by educational institutions.