§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what his plans are for the future level of spending on medical education; and if he will make a statement.
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School leavers, England1 O/CSE Examination Achievements Academic Year Percentage of leavers with Percentage of the 17 year old age group with 1 or more higher2 grade pass at O level or CSE 5 or more higher2 grade passes at O level or CSE 1 or more A level pass 3 or more A level passes 1960–61 27.3 15.3 8.0 4.1 1961–62 24.8 14.0 8.5 4.5 1962–63 30.1 15.7 9.0 4.7 1963–64 33.2 17.7 9.4 5.0 1964–65 36.0 20.3 10.2 5.2 1965–66 37.8 21.1 10.9 5.6 1966–67 39.7 22.0 12.1 6.2 1967–68 40.5 22.5 13.2 6.8 1968–69 42.0 22.7 14.2 7.1 1969–70 43.3 23.1 14.9 7.4 1970–71 43.4 23.5 15.3 7.7 1971–72 43.8 23.5 15.5 7.9 1972–733 — — 15.7 7.9 1973–74 48.6 23.0 15.4 7.9 1974–75 49.2 22.6 15.2 8.0 1975–76 49.9 22.9 15.5 8.3 1976–77 51.4 23.5 15.7 8.5 1977–78 51.3 23.7 16.0 8.9 1978–79 52.0 23.7 15.5 8.6 1979–80 52.0 24.0 15.5 8.6 1980–81 52.6 25.1 15.7 8.9 1981–82 53.8 26.1 16.2 9.2 1982–83 54.6 26.2 16.6 9.3 1983–84 54.6 26.7 16.7 9.5 1984–85 54.7 26.9 16.4 9.6 1 England and Wales for 1960–61 and 1961–62. 2 From 1974–75 O level grades A-C, CSE grade 1. Prior to 1974–75 O level examinations were graded pass or fail. CSE examinations introduced from and for, summer 1965. 3 The raising of the school leaving age in 1973 affected the total number of school leavers, which was unusually low in 1972–73. Percentages are therefore unrepresentative and have been omitted.
§ Mr. WaldenMy right hon. Friend announced on 6 November,Official Report, at column 490, the Government's decision to provide an additional £61 million for recurrent and equipment grant for the universities in the financial year 1987–88 compared with previously planned expenditure and a corresponding addition of £71 million in 1988–89. This will allow increased expenditure on medical education, but how much will depend on decisions by individual universities and the University Grants Committee.