HC Deb 03 November 2003 vol 412 cc457-8W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people resident in Tynemouth constituency are(a) further and (b) higher education students. [130387]

Alan Johnson

Figures are not available at constituency level. The available figures cover North Tyneside LEA.

In 2001/02,16,445 people resident in North Tyneside LEA attended Further Education (FE) sector colleges.

In 2002/03, 856 people resident in North Tyneside LEA were accepted through the Universities and, Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) onto full-time undergraduate courses.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people in(a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire are (i) further and (ii) higher education students. [129891]

Alan Johnson

Figures are not available at constituency level. The available figures cover Buckinghamshire LEA.

In 2001/02, 19,396 people resident in Buckinghamshire LEA attended further education (FE) sector colleges.

In 2002/03, 3,316 people resident in Buckinghamshire were accepted through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) onto full-time undergraduate courses.

Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people beginning higher education courses in 2002 had previously attended a fee-paying school. [130382]

Alan Johnson

The available information is from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and covers full-time undergraduate entrants. Figures are in the table.

Accepted applicants through UCAS to undergraduate courses by previous educational establishment, 2002 entry
Previous educational establishment Numbers Percentage of known
Maintained school 121,911 46
Independent school 30,293 11
Further education colleges 110,083 42
Other 1,480 1
Total known 263,767 100
Unknown 67,958 ?
Total 331,725 ?

Source:

UCAS