§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the relative importance he attaches to the views of the so-called front-line Presidents relating to a Rhodesian settlement, and, in particular, the Anglo-American proposals for a Rhodesian settlement.
§ Mr. RowlandsI would refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend gave to his supplementary question on 9th November.—[Vol. 938, c. 647–8.].
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to obtain the views of the majority of black Rhodesians who live in the Tribal Trust areas concerning any settlement of the Rhodesian question.
§ Mr. RowlandsMy right hon. Friend takes every opportunity to keep himself informed of all shades of Rhodesian opinion. But there are obvious difficul
Twelve most popular 'A' level subjects (by entry) 1975 1976 1977 (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) English 2,757 1,878 68.1 2,862 1,911 66.8 3,050 2,117 69.4 History 1,920 1,369 71.3 2,052 1,461 71.2 2,184 1,524 69.8 Physics 1,741 1,234 70.9 1,772 1,270 71.7 1,784 1,302 73.0 Geography 1,583 1,147 72.5 1,698 1,209 71.2 1,717 1,166 67.9 Mathematics 1,504 1,012 67.3 1,538 1,042 67.8 1,741 1,208 69.4 Economics 1,417 996 70.3 1,521 1,058 69.6 1,702 1,188 69.8 Chemistry 1,547 1,073 69.4 1,474 1,039 70.5 1,620 1,111 68.6 Biology 1,125 793 70.5 1,210 857 70.8 1,427 997 69.9 French 922 668 72.5 897 619 69.0 889 633 71.2 Scripture 584 432 74.0 661 495 74.9 691 511 74.0 Art and Design 567 369 65.1 630 408 64.8 645 428 66.4 British Constitution* — — — 456 217 47.6 417 228 54.7 Geology* 373 254 68.1 — — — — — — (1) Total entries (including those from Further Education establishments and independent schools). (2) Number of passes of grade E or better. (3) Passes of grade E or better expressed as a percentage of total entries. * In 1976 and 1977 there were more candidates for British Constitution than for Geology.