§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated level of public spending on higher education in 1986–87 in cash terms and at 1985–86 prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerPublic expenditure on higher education which is the responsibility of my Department is estimated as £3,273 million in cash in 1986–87. That figure is equivalent to £3,178 million at 1985–86 prices, revalued by the GDP (market prices) deflator.
My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Northern Ireland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State For Scotland are responsible for further public expenditure on higher education.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he will reply to the questions from the hon. Member for Caerphilly concerning recruitment in public sector higher education to which holding answers were given on 15 December, Official Report, columns 389–90.
§ Mr. DunnI have replied to a number of these questions today and will reply to the remaining ones as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of students in public sector higher education in England and Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available, divided into the 19 different programmes utilised by the National Advisory Body; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what the numbers of students in public sector higher education have been in the past five years for which figures 647W are available, in each of the subject programmes, 01, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17, as used by the National Advisory Body; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what the numbers and percentage is of public sector higher education students studying (a) in polytechnics and (b) in other colleges in each of the last five years for which figures are available in each of the subject programmes utilised by the National Advisory Body.
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Public sector higher education: England Polytechnics Other Colleges All Colleges Number (thousands) Per cent. Number (thousands) Per cent. Number (thousands) 1981 Engineering (01) 23.1 41.4 32.7 58.6 55.8 Technology (02) 1.8 42.5 2.5 57.5 4.3 Construction (03) 20.0 64.9 10.8 35.1 30.8 Science (04) 12.3 78.1 3.4 21.9 15.7 Environmental and other sciences (05) 12.9 73.7 4.6 26.3 17.5 Agriculture (06) Nil — 1.7 100.0 1.7 Ancillary Health (07) 6.0 48.8 6.3 51.2 12.3 Maths and Computing (08) 9.4 78.9 2.5 21.1 11.9 Business, Management and Accountancy (09) 46.9 53.0 41.6 47.0 88.5 Catering and Home Economics (10) 2.5 45.3 3.0 54.7 5.5 Other Professions and Vocations(10) 2.8 60.4 1.8 39.6 4.6 Social and Administrative Studies (11) 21.3 79.2 5.6 20.8 26.9 Languages (13) 3.6 78.2 1.0 21.8 4.6 Humanities (14) 9.1 44.2 11.5 55.8 20.6 Art (15) 2.8 48.0 3.0 52.0 5.8 Design (16) 6.2 58.0 4.5 42.0 10.7 Performing Arts (17) 1.2 23.0 4.0 77.0 5.2 ITT (18) 8.5 31.0 18.9 69.0 27.4 INSET (19) 5.8 31.1 12.7 68.9 18.5 1982 Engineering(01) 23.7 40.5 34.9 59.5 58.6 Technology(02) 2.0 44.5 2.5 55.5 4.5 Construction(03) 19.9 65.8 10.3 34.2 30.2 Science(04) 13.4 78.8 3.6 21.2 17.0 Environmental & other sciences(05) 12.9 71.9 5.0 28.1 17.9 Agriculture(06) Nil — 1.8 100.0 1.8 Ancillary Health(07) 6.2 50.4 6.1 49.6 12.3 Maths & Computing(08) 10.1 78.7 2.7 21.3 12.8 Business Management and Accountancy(09) 47.0 52.7 42.2 47.3 89.2 Catering and Home Economics(10) 3.0 47.8 3.2 52.2 6.2 Other Prof + Voc(11) 2.9 61.2 1.8 38.8 4.7 Social & Admin Studies(12) 22.8 79.5 5.9 20.5 28.7 Languages(13) 4.2 78.3 1.1 21.7 5.3 Humanities (14) 10.4 44.0 13.3 56.0 23.7 Art(15) 3.0 44.3 3.7 55.7 6.7 Design(16) 6.6 52.9 5.9 47.1 12.5 Performing Arts(17) 1.4 24.2 4.3 75.8 5.7 ITT(18) 7.9 30.8 17.6 69.2 25.5 INSET(19) 6.6 32.2 14.0 67.8 20.6 1983 Engineering (01) 23.7 40.2 35.3 59.8 59.0 Technology (02) 2.1 42.6 2.9 57.4 5.0 Construction (03) 20.4 66.0 10.5 34.0 30.9 Science (04) 14.4 80.1 3.6 19.9 18.0 Environment and other sciences (05) 13.4 74.4 4.6 25.6 18.0 Agriculture (06) Nil — 1.9 100.0 1.9 Ancillary Health (07) 6.9 51.4 6.5 48.6 13.4 Mathematics and Computing (08) 11.5 78.7 3.1 21.3 14.6 Business Management and Accountancy (09) 50.1 53.2 44.1 46.8 94.2 Catering and Home Economics (10) 3.3 51.7 3.1 48.3 6.4 Other Professions and Vocations (11) 2.8 58.2 2.1 41.8 4.9 Social and Administrative Studies (12) 23.9 78.3 6.7 21.7 30.6 Languages (13) 4.3 77.2 1.3 22.8 5.6 Humanities (14) 11.5 46.7 13.1 53.3 24.6 Art (15) 3.1 41.2 4.3 58.8 7.4 Design (16) 7.1 47.9 7.7 52.1 14.8 Performing Arts (17) 1.6 26.4 4.5 73.6 6.1
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to the reply, 15 December 1986, c. 389–90]: The information requested is shown in the table. Provisional figures for 1986, when compared with 1985, indicate increases in programme 02 (technology), 04 (science), 08 (mathematics), 09 (business, management and accountancy) and 19 (INSET); and decreases in 01 (engineering), 11 (professional and vocational), 12 (social and admin. studies) and 14 (humanities). Figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Polytechnics Other Colleges All Colleges Number (thousands) Per cent. Number (thousands) Per cent. Number (thousands) ITT (18) 8.3 32.9 16.8 67.1 25.1 INSET (19) 7.2 32.8 14.7 67.2 21.9 1984 Engineering (01) 24.2 41.4 34.1 58.6 58.3 Technology (02) 2.2 43.8 2.8 56.2 5.0 Construction (03) 20.0 66.4 10.2 33.6 30.2 Science (04) 14.7 80.0 3.7 20.0 18.4 Environmental and other sciences (05) 14.4 72.5 5.5 27.5 19.9 Agriculture (06) Nil — 2.0 100.0 2.0 Ancillery Health (07) 7.2 52.4 6.6 47.6 13.8 Maths and Computing (08) 13.1 76.5 4.0 23.5 17.1 Business Management and Accountancy (09) 50.9 52.6 46.0 47.4 96.9 Catering and Home Economics (10) 3.2 49.8 3.2 50.2 6.4 Other Prof + Voc (11) 3.1 57.7 2.3 42.3 5.4 Social and Admin Studies (12) 24.5 77.3 7.2 22.7 31.7 Languages (13) 4.9 77.1 1.5 22.9 6.4 Humanites (14) 10.0 48.5 10.6 51.5 20.6 Art (15) 3.0 39.0 4.8 61.0 7.8 Design (16) 7.2 46.5 8.3 53.5 15.5 Performing Arts (17) 1.8 26.2 5.0 73.8 6.8 ITT (18) 8.7 33.3 17.3 66.7 26.0 INSET (19) 7.1 32.7 14.7 67.3 21.8 1985 Engineering (01) 24.5 42.1 33.6 57.9 58.1 Technology (02) 2.1 42.8 2.8 57.2 4.9 Construction (03) 20.3 66.9 10.1 33.1 30.4 Science (04) 15.5 80.0 3.8 20.0 19.3 Environmental and other sciences (05) 13.7 71.5 5.5 28.5 19.2 Agriculture 106) Nil — 2.2 100.0 2.2 Ancillery Health (07) 7.3 50.5 7.2 49.5 14.5 Maths and Computing (08) 14.3 78.3 3.9 21.7 18.2 Business, Management and Accountancy (09) 53.4 52.1 49.1 47.9 102.5 Catering and Home Economics (10) 3.2 48.8 3.4 51.2 6.6 Other Professions and Vocations(11) 3.1 59.9 2.0 40.1 5.1 Social and Administration Studies(12) 4.9 77.0 1.5 23.0 6.4 Languages (13) 24.8 77.6 7.2 22.4 32.0 Humanities (14) 16.8 62.4 10.1 37.6 26.9 Art (15) 3.1 39.8 4.7 60.2 7.8 Design (16) 7.4 45.9 8.8 54.1 16.2 Performing Arts (17) 1.5 23.5 5.0 76.5 6.5 ITT (18) 9.5 34.6 18.0 65.4 27.5 INSET (19) 7.7 25.8 22.2 74.2 29.9
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of students in higher education studying fine art in each of the last five years for which figures are available, divided into the university and public sector of higher education; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1986, c. 389–90]: The available information is shown in the following table. Figures for university postgraduates are not collected in this detail. Numbers of part-time university undergraduates are so small they have not been provided in order to preserve confidentiality.
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Higher education, fine art enrolments Academic year beginning 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Universities1 (Great Britain) 870 857 830 789 n/a Public sector full-time (England) 4,769 5,253 5,573 5,467 5,252 Public sector part-time (England) 115 152 199 335 327 1Full-time undergraduates. n/a Not yet available.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the percentages and full=time equivalent numers of public sector higher education students in (a) full-time study, (b) sandwich study, (c) part-time evening and (d) part-time day, in the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1986, c 389–90]: The required figures are as follows:
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Public sector higher education enrolments: England 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 19861 Full-time (thousands) 151.0 162.2 172.2 178.5 183.0 185.5 Percentage of total 41.0 42.2 42.8 43.5 42.8 41.8 Full-time equivalents 151.0 162.2 172.2 178.5 183.0 185.5 Sandwich (thousands) 52.8 55.6 58.5 59.6 59.2 60.0 Percentage of total 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 13.8 13.5 Full-time equivalents 47.5 50.1 52.6 53.7 53.3 54.0 Part-time day (thousands) 122.4 123.2 127.7 129.5 138.3 147.4 Percentage of total 33.2 32.1 31.7 31.6 32.3 33.2 Full-time equivalents 49.0 49.3 51.1 51.8 55.3 58.9 Part-time evening (thousands) 42.1 43.2 44.2 42.4 47.5 50.9 Percentage of total 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.3 11.1 11.5 Full-time equivalents 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.5 9.5 10.2 All modes (thousands) 368.4 384.2 402.6 410.0 427.9 443.8 Full-time equivalents 256.0 270.2 284.7 292.4 301.1 308.6 1Provisional.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what the percentage change in the number of first year students on public sector higher education courses in the three areas of art, design and performing arts has been in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1986, c. 389–90]: The information requested is as follows. Provisional figures for 1986 indicate that the overall total for the three subject areas has increased from 12.4 to 13.4 thousand.
Public sector higher education: England first-year students. 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Art (Thousands) 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 Percentage change on previous year — 23.3 2.9 0.7 5.4 Design (Thousands) 3.7 5.2 5.9 5.9 6.4 Percentage change on previous year — 38.8 13.7 0.2 7.5 Performing Arts (Thousands) 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 Percentage change on previous year — 5.1 5.7 7.2 -1.9
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number and percentage of students aged 21 years and over who have been in public sector higher education in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
(2) what is the number and percentage of mature students aged 25 years and over who have been in public sector higher education in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1986, c. 389–90]: Figures for each of the last five years for number and percentage of mature students in public sector higher education are shown in the table. Figures for 1986 are not yet available.
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Public sector higher education: England 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Students1 Aged 21 & over (Thousands) 221.1 225.3 236.7 241.8 261.9 Percentage of Total 60.0 58.6 58.8 59.0 61.2 Students1 Aged 25 & over (Thousands) 114.0 117.1 124.4 125.9 139.6 Percentage of Total 31.0 30.5 30.9 30.7 32.6 All Students (Thousands) 368.4 384.2 402.6 410.0 427.9 1Part-time students have each been counted as one.