HC Deb 19 March 1976 vol 907 c642W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what the total number of graduates from British universities was in 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970 and 1975, respectively.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

The following table relates to the degrees awarded by universities in Great Britain up to 1974, the latest year for which information is available:

estimated cost of providing a gratuity for each surviving first World War holder of the Military Medal equivalent in amount to that granted to each Second World War holder of that decoration for gallantry.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

I have no record of how many First World War holders of the Military Medal are still living. About 116,000 Military Medals were awarded during the First World War and the cost of paying the £20 to any survivors and to the estates of those who have died, as was done in the case of those holders of the Military Medal awarded during the Second World War, would be in excess of £2 million.