HC Deb 19 March 1979 vol 964 c433W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, in the light of the recent Cabinet Office paper detailing the weakness in exploiting innovation in Great Britain, what action she is taking to improve the relationship between the universities and industry, particularly in the field of product development.

Mr. Oakes

The Government, the University Grants Committee, the research councils and other bodies concerned are, and will continue to be,

First Degrees Higher Degrees
Permanent employment Temporary employment Permanent employment Temporary employment
Universities* (in Great Britain):
1968 193 89 133 20
1969 216 79 152 28
1970 199 125 172 29
1971 218 75 155 16
1972 165 81 108 23
1973 164 63 116 22
1974 242 70 132 17
1975 237 52 128 17
1976 169 41 133 7
1977 190 48 120 33
Polytechnics (in England and Wales):
1975 37 7 Not available
1976 42 14 Not available
1977 39 19 Not available
* Excluding graduates from the Open University and Cranfield institute of technology.
Council for National Academic Awards first degrees.

Dr. M. S. Miller

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students graduated with a BSc (Eng) degree from universities and polytechnics

FIRST DEGREES IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Universities Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA)
Great Britain England and Wales Great Britain England and Wales*
1968 7,300 Not available 818 114
1969 7,249 Not available 1,033 992
1970 7,933 Not available 1,299 1,238
1971 8,233 Not available 1,821 1,729
1972 8,115 Not available 2,037 1,933
1973 8,005 7,066 2,157 2,015
1974 8,125 7,241 2,226 2,073
1975 7,921 6,989 2,484 Not available
1976 7,512 6,579 2,488 Not available
1977 7,928 6,979 2,890 Not available
* Mainly polytechnic students.