HC Deb 10 November 1997 vol 300 c448W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of the last five years' undergraduate intake at(a) Oxford, (b) Cambridge and (c) Durham universities were from the private school sector. [14624]

Dr. Howells

The information is not available in the form requested. The latest information available shows that 52 per cent. of students accepted for entry to undergraduate courses at Oxford in Autumn 1996 came from private schools as did 48 per cent. of Cambridge's intake. Comparable information is not available for Durham.