HC Deb 06 April 1977 vol 929 cc540-4W
Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many first degrees or equivalent in Italian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(2) how many first degrees or equivalents in French were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(3) how many first degrees or equivalents in German were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(4) how many first degrees or equivalents in Portuguese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(5) how many first degrees or equivalents in Persian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(6) how many first degrees or equivalents in Arabic were obtain in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(7) how many first degrees or equivalents in Korean were obtain in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

(8) how many first degrees or equivalents in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

NUMBERS OF STUDENTS OBTAINING UNIVERSITY FIRST DEGREES IN GREAT BRITAIN
Language Academic year 1965–66 Academic year 1969–70 Academic year 1974–75
French 1,997 1,089 1,002
German 513 512
French/German 401 324
Hispanic languages n.a.† 175
Other West European languages 614† 367
Russian n.a.* 195 168
Chinese 70 101 27
Other Oriental, Asian and African languages 104
n.a. = not available.
* In 1965–66, 123 first degrees were awarded in Slavonic and East European languages.
† Other West European languages include Hispanic languages.
In addition, 50 students in the calendar year 1970 and 330 students in the calendar year 1975, obtained first degrees in languages awarded by the Council for National Academic Awards, mainly in joint language courses.

Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Chinese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(2) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Korean in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(3) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(4) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in German in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(5) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Spanish in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(6) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Italian in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(9) how many first degrees or equivalents in Chinese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(10) how many first degrees or equivalents in Spanish were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(11) how many first degrees or equivalents in Russian were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(12) how many first degrees or equivalents in Japanese were obtained in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

Mr. Oakes

The available information is as follows; students on joint language courses other than those indicated are excluded.

(7) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Japanese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(8) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in French in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(9) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Persian in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(10) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Portuguese in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(11) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash courses in Arabic in 1966, 1970 and 1976;

(12) how many business men and engineers availed themselves of crash cousres in Russian in 1966, 1970 and 1976.

Mr. Oakes

This information is not available.

Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) at which specific institutions Japanese is taught to first degree standard;

(2) at which specific institutions Chinese is taught to first degree standard;

(3) at which specific institutions Russian is taught to first degree standard;

(4) at which specific institutions Portuguese is taught to first degree standard;

(5) at which specific institutions Persian is taught to first degree standard;

(6) at which specific institutions Arabic is taught to first degree standard;

(7) at which specific institutions Korean is taught to first degree standard;

(8) at which specific institutions Malay/Bahasa Indonesia is taught to first degree standard.

Mr. Oakes

This information is published in "The Compendium of University Entrance Requirements for First Degree Courses in the United Kingdom, 1977–78", and the Council for National Academic Awards "Directory of First Degree Courses" Copies of these publications are available in the Library.

Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many institutions provide crash courses in French for business men and engineers;

(2) how many institutions provide crash courses in German for business men and engineers;

(3) how many institutions provide crash courses in Spanish for business men and engineers;

(4) how many institutions provide crash courses in Italian for business men and engineers;

(5) how many institutions provide crash courses in Chinese for business men and engineers;

(6) how many institutions provide crash courses in Japanese for business men and engineers;

(7) how many institutions provide crash courses in Russian for business men and engineers;

(8) how many institutions provide crash courses in Portuguese for business men and engineers;

(9) how many institutions provide crash courses in Arabic for business men and engineers;

(10) how many institutions provide crash courses in Persian for business men and engineers;

(11) how many institutions provide crash courses in Korean for business men and engineers;

(12) how many institutions provide crash courses in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia for business men and engineers.

Mr. Oakes

I regret that the information is not available.