I AGREE with Christian Vassie’s lead letter (The Press, March 13) and would ask a couple of further questions.

What proportion of students are (a) starting a degree and (b) completing it either at University of York or at University of York St John are local students, ie native to York; and, secondly, what measures do these two local universities, seats of higher education and learning, take to attract local talented students?

Richard Miner, Holgate, York.