§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many students there were at universities in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 in the following subjects (a) sciences, {b) engineering, (c) technology, (d) business management, (e) accountancy.
§ The Earl of Swinton: The numbers of students studying sciences, engineering, technology, business management and accountancy at universities in Great Britain are given in the table below for the academic years 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82. Similar information in respect of 1982–83 is not yet available.
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Sciences (1) Full-time 66,712 68,676 69,668 Part-time 4,716 5,067 5,089 Engineering Full-time 36,864 37,373 37,533 Part-time 2,274 2,484 2,344 Technology (2) Full-time 5,625 5,740 5,681 Part-time 632 648 644 Business Management Studies Full-time 5,616 6,148 6,640 Part-time 1,016 1,161 1,395 Accountancy Full-time 2,636 3,017 3,052 Part-time 74 90 94 (1) Includes mathematics, biological and physical sciences, but excluding agriculture, forestry and veterinary science.(2) Includes combinations of engineering with technology and also combinations of both engineering and technology with other subjects.