To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consideration has been given to the reduction of nursery provision for staff in universities and the obligation of institutions of higher education to make provision under the terms of equal opportunities legislation.

This is for university managements to determine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to ensure that computer equipment in universities is replaced at a rate which maintains the credibility of courses.

This is a matter for individual universities, with the assistance of substantial public funds from the computer board for the universities and research councils and from the Universities Funding Council.