§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge; and how many are graduates of other universities.
§ Mr. Chris PattenIn my Department, of the total of 1,217 staff in the ranks in question, 761 have degrees. Of the degrees obtained by these staff, 252 were awarded by Oxford and Cambridge, and 931 by other universities or higher education bodies. Some staff in the ranks in question have more than one degree.