§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has on the geographical distribution of student enrolments in the Open University.
§ Mr. WaldenThe numbers of Open University students by region of study is as follows:
as to the number of students in the United Kingdom who received postgraduate awards over the same period, by sex, and as to the number of postgraduate student awards which have been made over the same period from public funds from each award making body.
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§ Mr. WaldenFigures by sex and total United Kingdom expenditure are not readily available. The available information is as follows:
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Student numbers Cost £000's Student numbers Cost £000's Student numbers Cost £000's Student numbers Cost £000's Student numbers Cost £000's POSTGRADUATE AWARDS: Department of Education and Science⋆ 3,472 9,171 3,524 11,171 3,319 11,567 3,077 11,244 2,475 9,758 RESEARCH COUNCILS† Agricultural and Food 106 335 111 419 107 490 113 538 112 558 Medical 1,460 4,455 1,372 5,193 1,362 6,013 1,408 5,715 1,461 6,694 Natural Environment 1,058 3,301 1,105 4,204 1,091 4,741 1,087 5,221 1,118 5,612 Sciences and Engineering 7,836 25,275 7,638 29,777 7,451 33,653 7,330 35,071 8,508 40,771 Economic and Social 2,934 9,259 2,587 9,442 2,197 9,172 1,814 8,567 1,823 8,044 ALL UNITED KINGDOM AWARDS‡ 19,234 19,000 18,134 17,586 18,247 ⋆ Relates to studets receiving Department of Education and Science awards throughout the United Kingdom.
† Relates to students in Great Britain.
‡ Including awards made by the Scottish and Northern Ireland Education Departments. The cost of these awards is not readily available.