§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to assess expenditure in universities and polytechnics on computer studies and other information technology related courses separately from mathematics and other non-related courses.
§ Mr. DunnThe University Grants Committee and the Universities' Statistical Record have recently introduced a separate classification for computer science, but other information technology related courses are covered by broader classifications including electrical and electronic engineering, physical sciences, and business and management studies. Computer studies and other information technology related courses are not separately identified in returns by polytechnics.