§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the number of students over the age of 25 years applying for university places for the academic years(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [70547]
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§ Mr. MudieThe planned number of students underlying the funding plans for higher education are not disaggregated by age groups. However, the funding plans announced on 8 December 1998 will allow for 61,000 extra students in 2000–01 compared with planned numbers for 1998–99 and for an extra 100,000 students in 2001–02 compared with 1997–98. The planned additional 61,000 students in 2000–01 include 37,000 part-time students, of whom the majority are likely to be mature students.