§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many university students graduated in mathematics and physics at universities or polytechnics in the academic years between 1974–75 and 1978–79 and between 1979–80 and 1984–85; and how
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Arts 2,000 2,500 2,700 2,900 3,150 3,310 3,480 Science 3,000 3,600 3,600 3,800 4,150 4,350 4,570 Clinical years of medicine, dentistry and veterinary science 5,000 6,000 6,600 7,000 7,650 8,050 8,450 The recommended minima apply to undergraduate and postgraduate courses.