§ Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many courses in public relations are run by institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom; and what comparable information he has for each of the member states of the European Community.
Mr. JacksonCourses in public relations are not offered by any higher education institutions in the United
School Leavers Examination attainments (000s) Maintained schools 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 England no graded result at O-level or CSE 79.0 72.9 70.3 68.7 67.8 66.5 no higher grades,1 but one or more other grades 265.2 270.8 267.0 260.8 254.4 253.3 1–4 higher grades1 199.6 209.3 201.7 197.0 191.3 193.4 5 or more higher grades1 162.4 168.1 168.4 163.6 158.7 155.9 Essex no graded result at O-level or CSE 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0 no higher grades, but one or more other grades 8.6 9.1 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 1–4 higher grades1 6.8 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 5 or more higher grades1 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 1 Higher grades include O-level grades A-C; and CSE grade 1 Source: School leavers survey. Estimates are subject to sampling error.