Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 15 November 2017.
Thank you, Caroline. I'd be very pleased to share with the Chamber, if Members are not aware, the latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data on applications to Oxford and Cambridge universities and also to vet courses and medical courses, where the applications have to be made by 15 October. I'm very pleased to say that there has been an upturn in applications to that. Applications from Wales for courses with 15 October deadline are up 6 per cent, despite a significant drop in the 18-year-old cohort. Applications for medical courses are up 2 per cent. I'm sure Members agree that these are encouraging figures and show that the Seren network is really bedding down and adding value.