HC Deb 27 January 1987 vol 109 cc197-8W
Mr. Cyril D. Townsend

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will initiate an inquiry into the recent public

Universities United Kingdom 1986
Candidates with subject of first preference as shown1 Accepted candidates for subject shown Acceptance rate (per cent.)
(1) (2) (2)÷(1)
Computer Sciences 4,020 1,900 47
Electrical/electronic engineering 4,008 2,384 59
Mechanical engineering 3,675 2,246 61
Production engineering 559 310 55
1 Including candidates who fail to achieve entry requirements.

The total numbers of applications and estimated numbers of candidates for full-time and sandwich first degree courses at polytechnics in England and Wales in

Polytechnics England and Wales 1986
Total Applications for the subjects shown1 Estimated number of candidates for the subjects shown1 2 Numbers of students enrolling (provisional)3 Estimated Acceptance Rate (per cent.)

(3)÷(2)2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Computer Sciences 15,384 4,400 1,800 41
Electrical/electronic engineering 8,436 2,400 1,900 79
Mechanical engineering 12,099 3,450 900 26
Production engineering 1,534 450 200 44
1 Including candidates who fail to achieve entry requirements.
2 Estimated on assumption that overall average number of applications per candidate (3.5) also holds for each subject.
3 Estimated from provisional counts of student enrolments.

disclosure of a letter between the honorary Captain General and the Commandant General of the Royal Marines concerning a former Royal Marine officer.

Mr. Younger

I can confirm that such an inquiry has been instituted.