Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 6 January 2016, Official Report, column 275, what the source is of the figures which he quoted on application rates for higher education.

These figures were published by UCAS on 30 January 2015. The relevant publication can be found at:

https://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/january_application_rates_2015_final_0.pdf