§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many postgraduate students there are in the public sector of higher education, broken down into the numbers for home and overseas students; and what are the equivalent figures for each of the last 10 years;
(2) how many postgraduate students there are in universities, broken down into the numbers for home and overseas students; and what are the equivalent figures for each of the last 10 years.
Subject Group of Degree Year Medicine, Dentistry, Health Engineering and Technology Agriculture Forestry and Veterinary Sciences Biological and Physical Sciences Total Science and Technology 1976 6,071 13,305 1,396 20,478 41,250 1977 6,699 14,098 1,532 20,524 42,853 1978 6,598 15,022 1,634 21,251 44,505 1979 7,174 15,636 1,744 21,638 46,192 1980 7,437 16,155 1,862 22,364 47,818 1981 7,484 17,102 1,929 23,691 50,206 1982 7,761 17,354 1,905 24,633 51,653