§ 1981. Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students were admitted to the departments of computing science in the British universities in (a) 1980 and (b) 1981; and how many students studied or will study computing science as a subsidiary subject in British universities in (a) 1980 and (b)
§ Mr. Waldegrave:In the academic year 1980–81, the latest year for which figures are available, 1,912 students were admitted to courses in computer science in United Kingdom universities. No information is available on numbers of students taking computing science as a subsidiary subject.