HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 cc119-20W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the number of graduates living in(a) Tyne and Wear, (b) County Durham, (c) Essex, (d) Greater London and (e) Berkshire as (i) a percentage of that county's population and (ii) a percentage of the total number of United Kingdom graduates.

Mr. Jackson

The information is shown in the table. The figures for graduates are based on a 10 per cent. sample and could therefore be subject to sampling errors.

Graduates: 1981
County Graduates Per cent.1 Per cent.2
Tyne and Wear 31,320 2.8 1.5
County Durham 16,080 2.7 0.8
Essex 50,330 8.0 2.4

County Graduates Per cent.1 Per cent.2
Greater London 361,220 5.5 17.1
Berkshire 36,430 5.4 1.7
1 As a percentage of county populations.
2 As a percentage of total number of United Kingdom graduates.

Source: 1981 Census.