HC Deb 18 November 1968 vol 773 cc225-6W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of students in institutions of higher education including universities registered for first degrees in pure science subjects, including mathematics, in October, 1968, the total number registered for first degrees in technological subjects, and the total number registered for first degrees in which scientific subjects are being studied with subjects not scientific or technological, and the comparable figures for October, 1964, and October, 1967.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Figures for entry in October this year are not yet known in my Department. The numbers in October, 1964, were 39,200 in science including mathematics and 25,800 in technology; in October, 1967, 52,900 in science and 34,900 in technology. Figures for those studying science and non-science subjects together are not available.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of students in all institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom, including universities, reading for higher degrees in scientific and technological subjects, respectively, at October, 1968, and the comparable figures for October, 1964, and October, 1967.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Figures for entry in October this year are not yet known in my Department. The numbers in October, 1964, were 8,800 in science and 4,100 in technology; in October, 1967, 11,000 in science and 5,400 in technology.