§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the figures, in real terms, relating to the cost per full-time equivalent student, each year from 1979–80 to 1984–85 for nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, adult education, further education excluding polytechnics and universities and polytechnics, both separately.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe information is as follows:
of staff engaged in full or part-time teaching on courses leading to degrees in speech science, speech pathology or speech therapy and their places of employment;
(2) what information he has as to the number of students, and their place of study, sitting for examinations for degrees in speech science, speech pathology or speech therapy in 1983, 1984 and 1985 and the classification of honours awarded where appropriate;
(3) what information he has as to the numbers and location of courses at universities, polytechnics or other institutions leading to degrees in speech science, speech pathology or speech therapy.
§ Mr. Walden[pursuant to his reply, 13 January 1986, c. 444]: The table published with my reply was incorrect. Revised information on the numbers of speech science, speech pathology and speech therapy graduates is as follows:
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All first degree graduates Good honours graduates Institution Course 1983 1984 1985 1983 1984 1985 (b) England polytechnics (full-time and sandwich students only) City of Birmingham Speech pathology and therapy — 20 26 — 7 9 Leicester Speech pathology and therapy *— *— 26 — — — Leeds Speech therapy 22 30 25 — — — Manchester Remedial speech therapy † 22 17 — — — (c) England other institutions (full-time and sandwich students only) The Central School of Speech and Drama Speech therapy — *— 20 — — 8 — No graduates. * Diploma course converted to 1st degree course in 1985. † Course run at City of Manchester College in 1983.