Students (Hansard, 11 November 1975)

§ 16. Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his policy on student representation on the governing bodies of colleges of education and polytechnics.

§ Mr. Mulley
I welcome the participation of students on governing bodies. When considering new instruments and articles of government I expect to see appropriate student representation.

§ 40. Mr. John H. Osborn
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will set out a table in the Official Report showing the number of students and undergraduates in each of the main faculties, respectively, and in total in British universities, expressing these numbers as a percentage of the total number of university students, and, comparing the position with 1970 and 1965, whilst indicating his latest estimate of future trends.

§ Mr. Mulley
The following table shows for undergraduates and for all students, undergraduates and postgraduates, the numbers and percentages on full-time and sandwich courses in each of the main subject groups in British universities. 1973–74 is the latest year for which full information is available; for all subjects the 1974–75 totals are provisionally estimated at 251,000 students, of whom 204,000 were undergraduates. For future trends I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for the Isle of Ely (Mr. Freud) on 20th October 1975.—[Vol. 898, c.73].
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Subject Group Undergraduates All Students

1965–66 Percentage 1970–71 Percentage 1973–74 Percentage 1965–66 Percentage 1970–71 Percentage 1973–74 Percentage

1. Education 489 0.4 1,554 0.8 939 0.5 5,750 3.4 9,160 4.0 9,291 3.8

2. Medicine, Dentistry and Health 16,902 12.1 20,616 11.1 23,278 11.8 18,537 11.0 22,859 10.0 26,029 10.7

3. Engineering and Technology 26,124 18.6 30,261 16.3 28,776 14.6 30,780 18.3 36,292 15.9 35,450 14.5

4. Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science 3,047 2.2 3,640 2.0 3,566 1.8 3,639 2.2 4,542 2.0 4,579 1.9

5. Science 33,797 24.1 45,775 24.6 48,626 24.7 42,113 25.0 56,527 24.8 59,679 24.5

6. Social, Administrative and Business Studies 28,355 20.2 38,624 20.8 43,851 22.2 32,117 19.1 46,401 20.4 53,261 21.8

7. Architecture and other professional and vocational subjects 2,457 1.8 2,859 1.5 3,309 1.7 2,839 1.7 3,915 1.7 4,622 1.9

8. Language, literature and area studies 20,314 14.5 23,530 12.7 25,462 12.9 22,176 13.2 26,475 11.6 28,736 11.8

9. Arts, other than languages 8,694 6.2 19,013 10.2 19,452 9.9 10,646 6.3 21,785 9.6 22,447 9.2

All subjects 140,179 100.0 185,872 100.0 197,259 100.0 168,607 100.0 227,956 100.0 244,094 100.0

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	Subject Group	Undergraduates	All Students
1965–66	Percentage	1970–71	Percentage	1973–74	Percentage	1965–66	Percentage	1970–71	Percentage	1973–74	Percentage
1.	Education	489	0.4	1,554	0.8	939	0.5	5,750	3.4	9,160	4.0	9,291	3.8
2.	Medicine, Dentistry and Health	16,902	12.1	20,616	11.1	23,278	11.8	18,537	11.0	22,859	10.0	26,029	10.7
3.	Engineering and Technology	26,124	18.6	30,261	16.3	28,776	14.6	30,780	18.3	36,292	15.9	35,450	14.5
4.	Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science	3,047	2.2	3,640	2.0	3,566	1.8	3,639	2.2	4,542	2.0	4,579	1.9
5.	Science	33,797	24.1	45,775	24.6	48,626	24.7	42,113	25.0	56,527	24.8	59,679	24.5
6.	Social, Administrative and Business Studies	28,355	20.2	38,624	20.8	43,851	22.2	32,117	19.1	46,401	20.4	53,261	21.8
7.	Architecture and other professional and vocational subjects	2,457	1.8	2,859	1.5	3,309	1.7	2,839	1.7	3,915	1.7	4,622	1.9
8.	Language, literature and area studies	20,314	14.5	23,530	12.7	25,462	12.9	22,176	13.2	26,475	11.6	28,736	11.8
9.	Arts, other than languages	8,694	6.2	19,013	10.2	19,452	9.9	10,646	6.3	21,785	9.6	22,447	9.2
	All subjects	140,179	100.0	185,872	100.0	197,259	100.0	168,607	100.0	227,956	100.0	244,094	100.0