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Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if she will state the total of full-time students in uni-
| Autumn Term of Academic Year | ||||||
| 1966–67 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 (estimates) | ||||
| Numbers (in thousands) | ||||||
| Universities (United Kingdom)— | ||||||
| (a) Arts* | … | … | … | 84 | 135§ | n.a. |
| (b) Science* | … | … | … | 105 | 133§ | n.a. |
| Total | … | … | … | 189 | 268§ | 280 |
| Polytechnicst† (England and Wales)— | ||||||
| (a) Arts* | … | … | … | 32 | 63 | n.a. |
| (b)Science* | … | … | … | 26 | 33 | n.a. |
| Total‡ | … | … | … | 60 | 98 | 113 |
| Former Colleges of Education (England and Wales)— | ||||||
| Initial teacher training courses | … | … | … | 84 | 87 | 56 |
| Other Colleges of Further Education (England and Wales)— | ||||||
| Full-time and Sandwich courses | … | … | … | 202 | 300 | 319 |
| Part-time | … | … | … | 1,514 | 1,465 | 1,425 |
| * Science includes engineering and technology; medicine, dentistry and health; agriculture, forestry and veterinary science. Arts includes teacher training and all other subjects. | ||||||
| † 26 designated Polytechnics in 1970–71; all 30 in 1975–76 and 1976–77. | ||||||
| ‡ Includes students whose courses are not classified by subject. | ||||||
| § Provisional figure. | ||||||
| Year 1970–71. | ||||||
| n.a. = Not available. | ||||||