HC Deb 15 April 1994 vol 241 cc339-41W
Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the numbers and percentages of students in higher education undertaking two-year diploma courses and three and four-year first degree courses in each of past 10 years.

Mr. Boswell

[holding answer 12 April 1994]: The information requested for the academic years 1988–89 to 1992–93 is shown in the table. I shall write to the hon. Member when the information for the earlier years has been collated.

Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will set out the numbers of students per academic member of staff in higher education in the latest six years for which he has information, stating any assumptions made in providing the information.

Mr. Boswell

[holding answer 12 April 1994]: Information for the most recently available five years is given in the table. Comparable data for the sixth year is not immediately available and will take some time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member shortly and place a copy in the Library.

Assumptions made in the calculations include:

  1. (i) one full-time equivalent represents one full-time student or member of staff;
  2. (ii) part-time students and members of staff have been converted pro-rata to full-time equivalents;
  3. (iii) university staff with some teaching coimmitment are included, whatever their source of funding and;
  4. (iv) universities are on a Great Britain basis, other institutions on an England only basis.