asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the latest statistics showing what percentage of pupils in each education authority in England and Wales enters full-time courses of higher education.

I regret the precise information asked for is not available, but the ratio to population of new awards to students entering higher and further education in each local education authority is published annually in Volume 5 (Finance and Awards) of "Statistics of Education", a copy of which is available in the Library.