Written question asked by Jim Cousins (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 February 2009. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Higher Education: Admissions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many residents of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne enrolled in higher education institutions on a (a) full-time and (b) part-time basis in (i) 1997, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2008.

Answer

The latest available information is shown in the following table. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010.

Enrolments¹ from Newcastle Upon Tyne local authority by mode of study UK higher education institutions—academic years 1997/98, 2002/03 and 2007/08
	Full-time	Part-time
1997/98	3,730	3,335
2002/03	4,370	3,230
2007/08	4,765	3,455
¹ Covers enrolments on all levels of study.
Note:
Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Secondary information