§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the numbers of full-time and sandwich undergraduates by socio-economic groups A to E in (i) 1985, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1995. [37548]
§ Dr. HowellsThe data held centrally on full-time undergraduate students by social classes A to E is provided in the following table. It shows the numbers of accepted applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses who apply through the admissions services for universities and colleges; however not all full-time undergraduate students enter through these services.
§ Dr. Howells312 schools in the United Kingdom submitted entries for the Celebrating Europe competition. 10 awards with a value of £5,000 each are available to the winners, six of which are for primary, secondary and special schools and four for colleges and youth organisations. There will also be some runners-up awards.