§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many pupils were accepted into each university from(a) private schools and (b) state schools for each year since 1970. [8772]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information requested is not compiled centrally. Available information at the sector level is published in the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service annual report, the latest of which shows the following:
Previous educational establishment of home applicants accepted for 1996 entry in the UK HND/dipHE courses Degree courses Maintained (incl sixth form colleges) 6,791 112,440 Independent 742 29,264 Other1 9,286 69,658 Not known 4,967 35,141 Total 21,786 246,503 1 Includes further education institutions, higher education institutions and other establishments.
Table 1: Numbers of claimants, postal claimants and the percentage of total claimants using the postal facility 1995 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Regions Total claimants Postal claimants Percentage of total signing by post Total claimants Postal claimants Percentage of total signing by post Total claimants Postal claimants Percentage of total signing by post London and South-east 722,000 32,230 4.5 732,000 32,811 4.5 688,000 29,663 4.3 South-west 164,000 17,669 10.8 164,000 15,964 9.7 158,000 15,478 9.8 West Midlands 209,000 4,462 2.1 215,000 4,472 2.1 196,000 4,116 2.1 East Midlands and Eastern 214,000 21,094 9.9 215,000 17,353 8.1 200,000 12,285 6.1 Yorkshire and the Humber 206,000 12,244 5.9 211,000 12,154 5.8 198,000 11,935 6.0 North-west 253,000 5,085 2.0 257,000 4,804 1.9 238,000 4,215 1.8 Northern 147,000 4,703 3.2 149,000 4,539 3.0 143,000 4,272 3.0 Office for Wales 105,000 9,869 9.4 110,000 9,957 9.1 104,000 9,825 9.4 Office for Scotland 201,000 27,570 13.7 211,000 26,966 12.8 193,000 26,926 14.0
1996 1st quarter 2nd quarter Regions Total claimants Postal claimants Percentage of total signing by post Total claimants Postal claimants Percentage of total signing by post London and South-east 704,000 28,298 4.0 660,000 24,382 3.7 South-west 167,000 15,450 9.3 150,000 11,506 7.7 West Midlands 205,000 4,067 2.0 193,000 3,320 1.7 East Midlands and Eastern 217,000 9,882 4.6 200,000 8,230 4.1 Yorkshire and the Humber 211,000 12,239 5.8 194,000 10,726 5.5 North-west 253,000 4,427 1.7 238,000 3,787 1.6 Northern 148,000 4,408 3.0 138,000 4,034 2.9 Office for Wales 111,000 9,855 8.9 103,000 9,026 8.8 Office for Scotland 208,000 29,855 14.4 197,000 26,196 13.3 Source:
Postal Claimants—Resources Monitoring System Database.
Total claimants; Department of Social Security—rounded to the nearest thousand.