Oxford and Cambridge Universities

HC Deb 26 November 1997 vol 301 cc590-1W

Mr. Wickes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the combined asset value of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, including constituent colleges; and what percentage this represents of the equivalent asset values of all other British universities. [16490]

Dr. Howells

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Tamworth (Mr. Jenkins) on 10 November 1997,Official Report, column 448.

Mr. Wickes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of student entrants at(a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge University attended state secondary schools in each year since 1975. [16489]

Dr. Howells

The information requested is not held centrally. I understand that the Admissions Offices of both universities do produce annual statistics along these lines and my hon. Friend may care to speak to them directly.