HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 c461W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report those institutions of higher education where building degree courses have been discontinued since 1981; and if he will list the courses affected.

Mr. Brooke

In the public sector of higher education no building degree courses have been discontinued since 1981. In the university sector a BSc. degree course in building and management at Brunel university was discontinued from the 1983–84 academic year and a BSc. degree course in building and quantity surveying at Aston university was discontinued from the 1984–85 academic year.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of students graduating in each of the last 10 years in: (i) universities and (ii) public sector higher education, in pure building degree courses.

Mr. Brooke

The information requested in (i) is subsumed within figures for the number of civil engineering graduates and could only be disaggregated at disproportionate cost. The information requested in (ii) is as follows:

Number
1974 66
1975 63
1976 102
1977 64
1978 89
1979 136
1980 110
1981 163
1982 154
1983 153