§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the respective percentages of socio-economic groups A—E among Scottish domiciled
Medicine Dentistry Year ending 31st July Number Percentage of total graduating in Scotland Number Percentage of total graduating in Scotland 1965 … … … … 113 28.4 .. .. 1966 … … … … 113 25.3 26 20.0 1967 … … … … 111 25.7 13 12.7 1968 … … … … 146 29.7 18 17.1 1969 … … … … 112 23.6 19 17.9 1970 … … … … 122 25.2 16 15.0 1971 … … … … 115 23.6 24 20.3 1972 … … … … 148 28.7 32 26.4 1973 … … … … 156 30.8 31 27.4 1974 … … … … 172 30.7 25 20.7 .. Not available. The latest figures available of the numbers of women obtaining degrees in veterinary science from Scottish universities are as follows:
VETERINARY SCIENCE Academic year Number Percentage of total graduating in Scotland 1965–66* 12 13.8 196–67 10 9.5 1967–68 10 12.8 1968–69 12 13.6 1969–70 15 15.5 1970–71 13 14.3 1971–72 22 23.4 * Figures for earlier years are not available.