§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table giving the numbers of United Kingdom students who were awarded degrees and diplomas from the University of Wales in the following subjects in the years 1997 and 1986, or the most recent year for which figures are available:(a)social, administrative and business studies, (b) engineering and technology and (c) science.
§ Mr. Walden[pursuant to his reply, 8 May 1987, c. 544]: The information is as follows :
University of Wales Students of United Kingdom domicile Degrees and diplomas awarded (a) Social adminstrative and business studies (b) Engineering and techonolgy (c) Science 1979 First degrees 1,173 359 829 Higher degrees 67 53 161 Higher diplomas 155 1 6 1984 First degrees 1,155 393 976 Higher degrees 84 46 155 Higher diplomas 97 5 13 Figures for 1985 are on a different subject classification and are therefore not comparable. In 1985 there were 917, 419 and 1,014 first degrees, 65, 56, and 147 higher degrees, and 73, three and 10 higher diplomas awarded to United Kingdom students in the new subject categories social administrative and business studies, engineering and technology and science, respectively.