§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students enrolled in full-time higher education courses to study(a) physics and (b) mathematics in England and Wales in each of the years from 1993 to 1998. [91943]
§ Mr. MudieThe information is given in the following table.
Full-time entrants to higher education courses1 England and Wales2 Year of entry 19933 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Subject of study4 Physics 4,684 4,205 3,957 3,650 3,801 3,650 Mathematics 5,633 4,955 4,842 5,313 5,268 4,822 1 Postgraduate and undergraduate courses 2 Excluding a small number of HE students in Further Education Colleges 3 Excluding a small number of HE students in HEIs in Wales. Figures for 1993–94 were collected on a different basis to those in later years 4 Excluding combined courses which contain mathematics or physics in combination with other subjects