§ Mr. Ian Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the responsibilities of her Department with regard to the conservation of archaeological objects recovered by excavation.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy Department grant-aids the national museums and galleries, whose trustees or other authori-
Entries Grades A—C awarded Grades A—C as percentage of entries English language … … … 425,020 260,010 61.2 Mathematics … … … 260,433 147,423 56.6 English literature … … … 241,861 145,702 60.2 Biology … … … 201,776 116,729 57.9 Geography … … … 182,939 103,692 56.7 French … … … 151,441 91,813 60.6 History … … … 142,511 82,747 58.1 Physics … … … 130,189 78,527 60.3 Chemistry … … … 107,532 66,220 61.6 Art … … … 99,831 68,917 69.0 Religious Knowledge … … … 58,992 34,441 58.4 Economics … … … 56,664 30,401 53.7 1975 was the first year that examining boards officially introduced grades in the GCE O-level examination. Grades A to C are equivalent to a pass under the O-level system prevailing before 1975. Earlier data comparable to the above is published in "Statistics of Education ", Volume 2, for the years 1966–1974.