§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many undergraduate students received an award from the Scottish Education Department from session 1979 to date; and if he will give the figures by(a) type of establishment, (b) region and (c) faculty.
Undergraduate awards 1979–80 to 1991–92 Academic session University Scottish college of education SOED Central institution Scottish FE college Other Total 1979–80 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 50,079 1980–81 30,767 3,657 8,295 6,968 2,027 51,714 1981–82 31,052 3,589 9,180 7,887 2,335 54,043 1982–83 30,507 3,323 9,837 8,555 2,390 54,612 1983–84 29,954 3,093 10,549 9,583 2,496 55,675 1984–85 29,437 2,927 10,704 10,045 2,456 55,569 1985–86 29,039 2,910 17,041 4,005 2,709 55,704 1986–87 28,813 2,894 16,910 3,968 2,643 55,228 1987–88 29,307 3,099 16,851 4,128 2,748 56,133 1988–89 30,537 3,110 17,772 4,622 2,739 58,780 1989–90 31,577 3,552 18,738 5,118 2,775 61,760 1990–91 32,994 4,182 20,830 5,740 2,726 66,472 1991–92 34,580 4,577 22,728 9,785 3,918 75,588 Notes:
1. The above figures relate to the position in the April following the start of each session. They exclude students whose awards had not been processed by this stage, and students who withdrew from their courses prior to this date.
2. Up to 1984–85 Napier polytechnic and Glasgow polytechnic were Scottish FE colleges. In 1985–86 they transferred to the SOED Central Institution sector.
3. Only the traditional universities are included in the column headed university.
4. The figures for FE colleges include full-time HNC students with effect from 1991–92.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many postgraduate students received an award from the Scottish Education Department in each session since 1978–79; and if he will analyse the figures by sex and by region.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 9 November 1992]: The available information is set out in the table. No breakdown by sex is available prior to 1980–81. Information on the home region of award holders is not collated centrally.
Postgraduate Awards 1978–79 to 1991–92 Academic Session Male Female Total 1978–79 n/a n/a 3,085 1979–80 n/a n/a 3,521 1980–81 1,444 1,767 3,211 1981–82 1,338 1,605 2,943 1982–83 1,328 1,525 2,853 1983–84 1,303 1,482 2,785 1984–85 1,253 1,374 2,627 1985–86 1,343 1,508 2,851 1986–87 1,399 1,593 2,992 1987–88 1,387 1,521 2,908 1988–89 1,335 1,409 2,744 1989–90 1,310 1,478 2,788 1990–91 1,322 1,567 2,889 1991–92 1,626 1,845 3,471 Note:
1 The above figures relate to the position in the April following the start of each session. They exclude students whose awards had not been processed by this stage, and students who withdrew from their courses prior to this date.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 12 November 1992]: The available information is set out in the table. Information on the home region of award holders is not collated centrally, nor is information on the faculty offering the award holder's course. Information on type of establishment is not available for 1979–80.