§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many trainee teachers are training in university departments of education and colleges of education in biology, physics, and chemistry, respectively; and how many women and men are training in each of these subjects and how many, in each subject, were denied course places.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe following table shows the numbers of students in October, 1970, at colleges of education—excluding those on postgraduate courses—following courses in the subjects specified:
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Men Women Total Biology 1,845 5,115 6,960 Physics 1,373 556 1,929 Combination of above 220 402 622 Chemistry 680 389 1,069 Total 4,118 6,462 10,580 Students may of course take more than one subject.
In addition there were 878 men and 741 women graduates in science—excluding mathematics—on postgraduate courses at colleges of education and university departments of education.
Information on the numbers of unsuccessful applicants for such courses is not available.