HC Deb 28 October 1975 vol 898 cc439-40W
Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the numbers of art graduates and science graduates in British universities in each of the last five years.

Mr. Mulley

Following are the number of arts-based subject and science-based subject first degree graduates from universities in Great Britain in the five academic years 1969–70 to 1973–74:

Arts Science Total
1969–70 25,245 25,598 50,843
1970–71 26,284 26,261 52,545
1971–72 27,088 26,538 53,626
1972–73 27,485 26,902 54,387
1973–74 28,112 27,247 55,359