§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of A-level subject passes in England and Wales in each of the years since 1971.
§ Dr. BoysonThe total numbers of passes in the English and Welsh Boards GCE A level summer examinations 1971 to 1978 were as follows:
1971 … … 314,378 1972 … … 324,903 1973 … … 328,239 1974 … … 330,789 1975 … … 341,297 1976 … … 362,852 1977 … … 376,310 1978 … … 384,208