§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of(a) Welsh, (b) Scottish, (c) Northern Irish and (d) English graduates secured full-time employment within one year of graduation in (a) 1990, (b) 1991, (c) 1992 and (d) 1993; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss Widdecombe:The table shows the percentage of first degree graduates who were in employment at the end of the calendar year in which they graduated, according to the location of their university. It is based on surveys published by the Universities' Statistical Record and excludes graduates from the former polytechnics and central institutions which received university status from 1992 onwards. Information is not available on the employment status of graduates one year after graduation, and on whether they are in full or part-time employment.
Per cent. 1990 1991 1992 1993 Wales 50.1 39.9 36.3 40.8 Scotland 56.9 48.7 45.0 45.3 Northern Ireland 52.8 50.3 45.4 45.8 England 57.0 50.6 47.5 49.4