HC Deb 20 July 1972 vol 841 cc151-3W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many members there are of the Senate of the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology; and how many are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I understand that there are 32, and no women members.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many members there are of the Council of University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology; and how many are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The latest information I have is that there are 42 members, including two women.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many registrars of universities there are in Great Britain; and how many are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I understand that the figures are, respectively, 44 and none.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of vice-chancellors in British universities; and how many are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I understand that the figures are, respectively, 44 and none.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many colleges of further education there are in England and Wales; and how many have women principals.

Mr. van Straubenzee

In 1970, the latest date for which relevant figures are available, there were 638 major establishments of further education, of which 22 had women principals.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many colleges of agriculture there are in England and Wales; and how many have women principals.

Mr. van Straubenzee

There are 44 colleges of agriculture in England and Wales. None has a women principal.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many medical schools there are in England and Wales; and how many have women principals.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Twenty-four. I understand one has a woman principal.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the 28 polytechnics in England and Wales have women principals.

Mr. van Stranbenzee

None.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many colleges of advanced technology there are in England and Wales; and which of them have women principals.

Mr. van Straubenzee

There are now no colleges of advanced technology. They were brought within the university system from April, 1965.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many colleges of education there are in England and Wales; and how many principals of these establishments are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

There are 157, of which 72 have women principals.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of professorships currently in existence in the University of Wales, St. Davids, Lampeter, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, and the Welsh School of Medicine; and how many of these professors are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I am informed that the position is as follows:

Number of professors Number who are women
University of Wales 215 1
St. David's College, Lampeter 8 None
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology 21 None
Welsh National School of Medicine 22 None
The figures for the University of Wales include those for the other institutions.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of the teaching staff in the departments of education, and teacher training, in the constituent colleges of the University of Wales; and how many of these are women.

Mr. van Straubenzee

I understand that the following are the current numbers:

College Men Women Total
Aberystwyth 21 5 26
Bangor 18 1 19
Cardiff 16 6 22
Swansea 21 2 23
76 14 90