HC Deb 12 November 1991 vol 198 c498W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the total numbers of (a) men and (b) women commencing teacher training courses in each year from 1988 to the present year.

Mr. Eggar

The figures requested are as follows:

Enrolments of first-year home students on initial teacher training courses in England and Wales: by gender

1988–89 1989–90 11990–91
England
Male 5,426 5,337 6,209
Female 13,016 14,359 16,928
Total 18,442 19,696 23.137
Wales
Male 486 540 516
Female 1,060 1,190 1,172
Total 1,546 1,730 1,688
England and Wales
Male 5,912 5,877 6,725
Female 14,076 15,549 18,100
Total 19,988 21,426 24,825
1Provisional figures