§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of British students in higher education establishments in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are currently pursuing courses of study in(a) engineering and (b) a pure science.
§ Mr. BoswellThe proportion of United Kingdom domiciled undergraduates in each country studying engineering and science in the academic year 1991–92 were:
Engineering Percentages science1 England 13 25 Wales 11 25 Scotland 14 26 Northern Ireland2 9 31
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Ballots held Yes votes Authority Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Rochdale 75 14 3 3 3 1 Salford 89 21 0 3 0 1 Stockport 110 18 0 2 0 0 Tameside 82 19 0 5 0 3 Trafford 78 16 0 5 0 4 Wigan 125 23 0 1 0 1 Barnsley 96 15 1 2 1 0 Doncaster 127 34 2 1 2 0 Rotherham 115 19 0 0 0 0 Sheffield 161 32 8 6 6 4 Bradford 167 86 0 7 0 5 Calderdale 90 14 1 4 1 4 Kirklees 160 36 2 5 0 3 Leeds 247 27 0 0 0 0 Wakefield 130 39 1 0 1 0 Gateshead 82 13 0 1 0 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 82 22 0 1 0 0 North Tyneside 61 27 0 2 0 1 South Tyneside 59 11 0 0 0 0 Sunderland 106 18 0 0 0 0 Isles of Scilly 4 1 0 0 0 0 Avon 368 59 2 3 0 2 Bedfordshire 217 69 3 16 3 10 Berkshire 272 50 5 10 5 10 Buckinghamshire 287 41 8 9 6 8 Cambridgeshire 262 40 9 22 7 16 Cheshire 455 71 6 10 4 4 Cleveland 201 53 0 2 0 0 Cornwall 245 32 1 0 1 0 Cumbria 308 39 6 12 6 12 Derbyshire 449 57 11 20 6 13 Devon 441 63 3 8 1 5 1Defined as all science subjects excluding engineering and technology, and medicine and dentistry.
2Universities only.