§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) students enrolled on modern languages degrees and (b) young people entered higher education in each year since 1995. [99627]
§ Margaret HodgeThe available information is given in the table.
Entrants1 aged under 21 to first degree courses HEIs in the UK Academic year Modern language courses All first degree courses 1995–96 4,258 215,395 1996–97 4,114 223,661 1997–98 4,154 241,760 1998–99 3,552 241,439 1999–2000 3,431 244,660 2000–01 3,250 246,104 2001–02 3,030 255,357 1Home and overseas students on full-time and part-time courses. Excludes combined courses which may include modules in modern language.