§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the proposed method of funding of University of Wales college after 1990; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonFunding of the University of Wales colleges after 1990, along with all other British universities, will be a matter for the Universities Funding Council established under the Education Reform Act.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many undergraduate courses in the arts and science subjects are taught wholly or partly through the medium of Welsh in the University of Wales; and if he will list such subjects, with the colleges at which they are taught and the numbers of students registered under each subject in each college.
Mr. JacksonAccording to the University of Wales registry, there are 25 departments in the university which offer courses wholly or partially in Welsh. In addition, 24 other departments can arrange seminars, tutorial classes and laboratory classes in Welsh if demand is sufficient. The number of students registered in 1987–88 was as follows:
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Students University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Education 72 Drama 46 History 28 Welsh History 23 Philosophy 4 French 17 Geography 25 Religious Studies 2
Students Music 14 International Politics 22 University College of North Wales, Bangor Education 53 Drama 30 History and Welsh History 26 Religious Studies 12 Music 20 Social Theory and Institutions 52 University of Wales College of Cardiff Home Economics 14 St. David's University College, Lampeter History 3 Theology 1 Religious Studies 4 In addition, Welsh language and Welsh studies courses are taught in Welsh.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide a statistical breakdown of the characteristics of University of Wales' students in 1988–89 analysed by(a) age, (b) sex, (c) country of origin and (d) number of Welsh speakers.
Mr. JacksonThe latest available information for 1987 is shown in the following table. Information on the number of Welsh speakers is not collected.
Full-time and sandwich students at the University of Wales Academic year beginning in 1987 UK domiciled new entrants Age as at 31 August less than 21 4,345 21–24 1,300 25 or more 1,003 Total 6,648 Total students Men 11,612 Women 9,066 Total 20,678 of which UK domiciled 17,826 Other European Community 250 Other overseas 2,602