Student Places

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asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of third level student places required in Northern Ireland in 1985, 1990 and 1995.

I have made no such estimates, but I would draw the hon. Gentleman's attention to chapter 6 of the final report of the higher education review group for Northern Ireland, in which it was envisaged that the demand for full-time higher education places at institutions in Northern Ireland might fall within the ranges:

Year	Full-time places
1985–86	13,000–14,000
1990–91	12,500–14,000
1995–96	10,500–12,500

In addition the group also assumed that part-time studies would grow modestly but steadily in the 1980s and 1990s.

New Entrants (21 and over)
	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81
Queen's University of Belfast
Under-graduates	206	184	187	181	198	166	103	104	101	134	155
Post-graduates	422	445	422	416	394	478	428	492	471	528	529
Total	628	629	609	597	592	644	531	596	572	662	684
New University of Ulster
Under-graduates	61	86	91	124	162	175	173	173	204	231	212
Post-graduates	37	79	87	100	90	95	82	71	79	92	89
Total	98	165	178	224	252	270	259	244	283	323	301
Total	726	794	787	821	844	914	790	840	855	985	985

Volume 24: debated on Tuesday 25 May 1982