§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will review his policy to increase fees for overseas students in view of figures published by UCCA which show a 5 per cent. drop in applications in the current year over 1978.
§ Dr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend will keep a close watch
Academic Year Subject Groups 1965–66 1969–70 1977–78 1. Education … … … … 49 2,374* 11,500* 2. Medicine, dentistry and health … … … … 2,650 3,768 5,396 3. Engineering and technology … … … … 6,445 9,232 11,879 4. Agriculture, forestry and veterinary science … … 616 763 1,031 5. Science … … … … 9,733 13,903 16,658 6. Social, administrative and business studies … … 7,116 13,703 22,783 7. Architecture and other professions … … … … 219 637 2,228 8. Language, literature and area studies … … … 5,597 7,781 8,619 9. Arts other than languages … … … … 2,781 3,747 9,593† Total … … … … 35,206 55,908 89,687 * Estimate, including B.Ed. graduates. † Including students on CNAA courses which prior to 1975 led to the award of Dip. A.D.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many postgraduate degrees were awarded in the last year for which figures are available compared with the numbers
Academic Year Subject Groups 1965–66 1969–70 1977–78 1. Education … … … … 179 476 1,574 2. Medicine, dentistry and health … … … … 595 773 1,094 3. Engineering and technology … … … … 1,300 2,547 3,538 4. Agriculture, forestry and veterinary science … … 175 311 581 5. Science … … … … 2,668 4,078 5,053 6. Social, administrative and business studies … … 745 1,856 4,127 7. Architecture and other professions … … … … 32 413 680 8. Languages, literature and area studies … … … 327 746 1,332 9. Arts other than languages … … … … 377 743 1,034 Total … … … … 6,398* 11,943* 19,013 * Excluding 17 CNAA graduates in 1965–66 and 136 in 1969–70 for whom a subject breakdown is not available.