Women Engineers (Hansard, 30 June 1992)

HC Deb 30 June 1992 vol 210 cc453-4W 453W

§ Mrs. Angela Knight
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many women took up(a) further engineering courses and (b) higher engineering courses in (i) 1969, (ii) 1985 and (iii) 1991.
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§ Mr. Forman
The number of women on engineering and technology courses in England was:

Thousands

1985–86 1990–91

Further education enrolments ¹18 19

Higher education enrolments (including universities' student numbers) ¹7 11

¹ Figure adjusted to be broadly comparable in coverage with 1990–91.

In 1969–70 the information collected was for England and Wales.

Thousands

1969–70

Further education students 6.0

Higher education students (including universities) 0.5

Thousands
	1985–86	1990–91
Further education enrolments	¹18	19
Higher education enrolments (including universities' student numbers)	¹7	11
¹ Figure adjusted to be broadly comparable in coverage with 1990–91.

Thousands
	1969–70
Further education students	6.0
Higher education students (including universities)	0.5