§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what have been the total numbers of A-level entrants in(a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c). biology, (d) mathematics and (e) other or combined sciences in each year since 1988; and what was the total number of entrants to those subjects each year as a percentage of A-level entrants in all subjects.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe exact information requested is not available on a comparable basis for each year since 1988.
The number of candidates aged 18 and below at the beginning of the academic year in schools and further education colleges in England entered for A-level in a (a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biology, (d) mathematics and (e) other or combined science in 1991–92 are shown:
Number entered Per cent. of total entrants (a) Physics 34,892 15.7 (b) Chemistry 35,659 16.1 (c) Biology 39,327 17.7 (d) Mathematics 56,222 25.4 (e) Other/combined science 4,749 2.1