§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many academics in United Kingdom universities, polytechnics and other higher education institutions have resigned to take posts abroad in each of the last 10 years; how many academics from abroad have taken up posts in United Kingdom universities, polytechnics and other higher education institutions, in the same period; and what comparison he has made of the qualifications, experience and subject areas of those who went abroad and those who came to work in the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe following information is contained in university statistics volume 1, "Students and Staff" published by the Universities' Statistical Record.
Intake and Outflow of full-time non-clinical wholly university financed academic staff in Great Britain universities1 Calendar year Intake2 Where non-clinical and previous year was employment/study abroad Outflow3 Where non-clinical destination during the year was employment/study abroad Total Fulltime non-clinical wholly university funded academic staff 1980–81 276 249 30,674 1981–82 183 203 30,243 1982–83 118 214 28,352 1983–84 220 153 27,859 1984–85 318 138 27,433 1985–86 292 154 27,814 1986–87 260 204 27,901 1987–88 199 191 27,788 1988–89 244 160 27,234
Proportion of 17 and 18-year-olds in education training1 19862 Percentage of age group 17 18 FT PT All FT PT All3 United Kingdom4 (1986) 34 27 61 19 24 42 (1988) 35 40 75 20 22 42 England4 (1988) 36 40 76 18 23 42 Australia 50 17 67 25 23 47 Belgium 77 5 82 64 5 69 Canada5 77 — 77 53 — 53 Denmark 68 6 75 57 10 67 France 68 10 78 52 4 56 Germany, West2 6 43 49 92 33 47 80 Italy2 47 23 70 41 15 56 Japan7 8 89 3 91 50 2 51 Netherlands6 77 10 88 61 11 72 Spain9 52 — 52 44 — 44 Sweden10 85 1 86 52 4 55 United States of America7 87 1 88 55 3 59 Notes:
1 Includes apprenticeships, YTS and similar schemes.
2 1987 for Germany; 1982 for Italy.
3 Includes higher education for some 18-year-olds.
4 Includes estimates for public sector evening study and for private sector further and higher education, including training courses with employers.
5 Excludes certain part-time students, 10 per cent, at 16–18.
6 Includes compulsory part-time education for 16 and 17-year-olds in Germany and Netherlands.
7 Includes private sector higher education.
8 1988. Estimated for special training and miscellaneous schools, providing vocational training.
9 Includes estimates for 18-year-olds in universities.
10 1985. Includes estimates for part-time.
Sources: DES Statistical Bulletins.
1/90 International Statistical Comparisons of the Education and Training of 16 to 18 Year Olds.
9/90 Education and Economic Activity of Young People Aged 16 to 18 Years in England from 1975 to 1989.