HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 c781W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students are expected to take a gap year in 2004–05. [183641]

Alan Johnson

Information for 2004/05 is not yet available. The latest available information from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) shows that 26,400 students who obtained a place on a full-time undergraduate course in autumn 2003, deferred entry to 2004. This figure will not however include students who take a gap year before they apply to UCAS.