HC Deb 16 November 1992 vol 214 cc65-6W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To 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 Michie

To 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.

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.