§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many university graduates entered industry and commerce in each of the last five years; and what percentage of the total university graduates starting employment these figures represent.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the information requested for the most recent five years for which it is available. It is based on figures published by the University Grants Committee. Both columns relate to the number of first and higher degree university graduates known to have taken their first employment in the United Kingdom.
GRADUATES ENTERING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (a) (b) Year Total As a percentage of all new graduates starting employment 1971 11,209 54 1972 11,393 53 1973 13,549 57 1974 13,979 56 1975 12,364 53