asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give the numbers, for the present session and the previous three sessions, respectively, of first-year entrants on courses in the Scottish universities in pure science and applied science, respectively; and whether he will give the corresponding numbers for degree courses in the Central Institutions.

I have been asked to reply. The numbers for the Scottish universities were:

	Pure Science	Applied Science
1953–54	487	306
1952–53	476	264
1951–52	464	271
1950–51	509	365

I am informed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland that the corresponding numbers for degree courses at the Central Institutions were:

1953–54	29	148
1952–53	36	158
1951–52	43	193
1950–51	34	253