§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many lecturers in science there are in colleges of education in England and Wales; what is the ratio of women to men taking science courses in colleges of education; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeInformation on the staffing of individual subjects in colleges of education is not available. Of the science, including mathematics, graduates teaching in these colleges in October, 1970, 359 were women and 1,263 were men, a ratio of 1 to 3.5. Student enrolments on science courses amounted to 10,886 women and 7,713 men, a ratio of 1.5 to 1; students may of course be enrolled for more than one subject.