§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she plans to visit the Education Welfare Officers' conference at Sheffield on 15th April; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI was very glad to be able to accept an invitation from the Education Welfare Officers' National Association to address its conference at Sheffield, and I look forward to meeting the members of the association there.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish a table to demonstrate the rates of growth in the public and university sector of students studying for first degrees, for HNDs, for HNCs and for other advanced courses over the period 1965 to 1975, indicating the relative proportions studying technological courses, other science courses, social science, and arts courses.
§ Mr. OakesFollowing are the numbers of full-time and part-time students on such courses in 1965–66 and in 1975–76. The corresponding figures for the intervening years may be obtained from published volumes of "Statistics of Education" copies of which are available in the Library.
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Universities in Great Britain Grant aided major establishments of further education in England and Wales, excluding former colleges of education Subject of course First degree* First degree HND HNC Other advanced courses Total advanced courses 1965–66 Engineering and Technology: Number … … … … … 26,124 5,571 6,806 42,509 20,540 75,426 Percentage … … … … … 19 33 71 83 28 50 Other science including medicine: Number … … … … … 53,746 4,492 458 4,885 9,916 19,751 Percentage … … … … … 38 26 5 10 14 13 Social Science:‡ Number … … … … … 30,812 5,245 2,377 3,495 31,063 42,180 Percentage … … … … … 22 31 25 7 43 28 Arts, including Language: Number … … … … … 29,497 1,666 — — 10,692 12,358 Percentage … … … … … 21 10 — — 15 8 Total … … … … … 140,179 16,974 9,641 50,889 72,211 149,715 Percentage … … … … … 100 100 100 100 100 100 1975–76 Engineering and Technology: Number … … … … … 29,428 13,361 7,086 19,417 20,105 59,969 Percentage … … … … … 14 20 36 54 16 24 Other science including Medicine: Number … … … … … 77,447 11,263 3,885 8,086 14,391 37,625 Percentage … … … … … 37 17 20 23 11 15 Social Science:‡ Number … … … … … 52,625 26,255 8,880 8,238 73,985 117,358 Percentage … … … … … 25 39 45 23 58 47 Arts, including Language: Number … … … … … 48,563 15,684‡ — — 19,053 34,737 Percentage … … … … … 23 24 — — 15 14 Total … … … … … 208,065 66,563 19,851 35,741 127,534 249,689 Percentage … … … … … 100 100 100 100 100 100 * For 1965–66 the figures relate to all full-time and sandwich students at undergraduate level. 4,750 of these students were not studying for a first degree. In addition there were 2,839 part-time students in 1965–66 and 2,118 in 1975–76. † Includes architecture, planning and other vocational studies. ‡ Includes the former diploma in art and design with 10,345 students.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish a table to show the proportions entering degree courses in engineering, science, social and business studies, arts and medicine with two As and with three Cs at GCE A level.
§ Mr. OakesThe precise information requested is not available, but the following table gives some indication of the GCE A level qualifications at entry
Entrants with 3 or more A-levels Estimated total number of entrants with 2 A-levels Percentage in score groups* Estimated total number Courses 15–13 12–9 8–3 Total Engineering and technology … 20 34 46 100 6,500 1,900 Other Science … 25 35 40 100 13,900 4,000 Social Science† … 15 43 42 100 17,300 6,600 Arts, including languages … 29 46 25 100 12,800 3,300 Medicine … 37 42 21 100 5,000 300 * The method of scoring A-level grades is described in the UCCA Statistical Supplement to the 13th Report 1974–75, p. 13. Briefly, scores are derived from grade A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1. † Includes architecture, planning and other vocational studies.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many applications have currently been made for degree courses in the various areas of engineering and technology, mathematics, physics and chemistry; and what relationship these bear to applications in 1976.
Subject At 15th February 1977 At 15th February 1976 Final count 1976 Engineering and technology … … … 22,654 20,087 20,848 Mathematics … … … 4,860 4,568 4,693 Physics … … … 2,331 2,232 2,267 Chemistry … … … 2,471 2,264 2,317 Details of the number of applicants for degree courses in further education establishments are not available centrally.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many universities and polytechnics in England and Wales are at present wholly or partly illegally occupied by students.
§ Mr. OakesMy Department does not collect this information; student discipline is a matter for the institutions themselves.