HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 c293W
Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many students registered as full-time, in higher and further education institutions in Wales in(a) 1978–79 and (b) 1995–96. [13179]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

There were 43,950 full-time and sandwich students at further and higher education institutions in Wales for 1978–79, compared to a provisional figure of 102,598 for 1995–96. The 1995–96 figure excludes a small number of students on further education courses at higher education institutions, and on higher education courses at further education institutions.