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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Lecturers
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many part-time lecturers were employed in the higher education sector
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(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was the percentage change on the previous year. [4966]
Mr. Forth: The available information is as follows:
| 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | |||
| Part-time staff | 5,864 | 6,622 | 10,239 |
| Per cent. increase over previous year | 5.6 | 12.9 | (5)n/a |
| West Midlands | |||
| Part-time staff | 476 | 503 | 718 |
| Per cent. increase over previous year | 11.7 | 5.7 | (5)n/a |
(4) Includes those engaged on research only.
(5) Not available. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994-95 figures, they cannot be directly compared with the figures for earlier years.
Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the higher education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in 1979. [4968]
Mr. Forth: The available information is as follows:
| Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|
| England | 33,239 | 1,166 |
| West Midlands | 3,094 | n/a |
(6) Includes those engaged on research only.
(7) Information on academic staff in rest of the HE sector for 1979-80 is not held centrally.
n/a = not available.
Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in 1979; [4963]
- (2) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was the percentage change on the previous year. [4967]
Mr. Paice: Comprehensive information on the number of full and part-time further education lecturers is not available. The total full-time equivalents of these lecturers in England in the years specified are shown in the following table although, as explained in the footnotes, the figures are not on the same basis for all years. Information is not available separately for the west midlands.
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| Full-time equivalent lecturers (thousands) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic year | in LEA maintained FE colleges, excluding sixth-form colleges and colleges of HE(8) | providing FE in FE or HE institutions, including sixth-form colleges | percentage change from previous year(9) | |
| 1979-80 | 66.0 | -- | -- | |
| 1992-93 | 65.6 | 67.7 | -2 | |
| 1993-94 | -- | 67.8 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | -- | 69.2 | +2 | |
Notes:
(8) Colleges of HE were LEA maintained prior to 1988, but not subsequently. The 1979-80 figure in this column therefore includes lecturers in colleges of HE, but the 1992-93 figure does not, so the two are not directly comparable.
(9) The percentage change in 1992-93 is calculated from the information in the first column, for which the 1991-92 figure--not shown--is 66.9 thousand. The percentage changes in 1993-94 and 1994-95 are calculated from the information in the second column.
Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many full-time lecturers have been employed in the higher education sector (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was each figure as a percentage change on the previous year. [4901]
Mr. Forth: The available information is as follows:
| 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England: | |||
| Full-time staff | 66,289 | 68,862 | 83,445 |
| Percentage increase over previous year | 3.6 | 3.9 | (11) |
| West Midlands: | |||
| Full-time staff | 5,799 | 6,001 | 6,710 |
| Percentage increase over previous year | 2.4 | 3.5 | (11) |
(10) Includes those engaged on research only.
(11) Not applicable. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994-95 figures they cannot be directly compared to the figures for earlier years.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) full-time students and (b) part-time students have entered the higher education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was each figure as a percentage change on the previous year. [4899]
Mr. Forth: The available information is as follows:
| 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | ||||
| Full-time entrants | 298,070 | 321,308 | 325,649 | 334,189 |
| Per cent. change over previous year | 16.2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Part-time entrants(12) | 135,403 | 135,830 | 145,901 | 157,994 |
| Per cent. change over previous year | -0.5 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
| West Midlands | ||||
| Full-time entrants | 25,902 | 28,854 | 31,860 | 33,686 |
| Per cent. change over previous year | 11.4 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Part-time entrants(12) | 17,053 | 16,781 | 21,021 | 20,133 |
| Per cent. change over previous year | 3.2 | -1.6 | 25.3 | -4.2 |
(12) Includes mainstreamed continuing education from 1994-95.
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Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what her Department spent on youth counselling and information services; what proportion of the budget this represented in (a) 1979-80, (b) 1983-84, (c) 1987-88, (d) 1992-93 and (e) 1995-96; and if she will make a statement. [5274]
Mr. Paice: Set out in the following table are details of departmental expenditure on the youth service for the years in question and as a proportion of the Department's total education budget. Departmental funding of the National Youth Agency and its predecessor up to 1991, the National Youth Bureau, includes support for the provision of youth information services. The Department's programme of grants to national voluntary youth organisations includes some support for the provision of counselling and information services for young people.
| Year | Total youth service expenditure (a) | Total departmental expenditure (b) | (a) as a percentage of (b) |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| 1979-80 | 983,000 | 2,157,000 | 0.05 |
| 1983-84 | 2,849,000 | 3,054,000 | 0.09 |
| 1987-88 | 3,727,000 | 5,103,000 | 0.07 |
| 1992-93 | 4,477,000 | 7,014,000 | 0.06 |
| 1995-96 | (13)5,000,000 | 10,851,000 | 0.05 |
Sources:
Appropriation accounts and the departmental report 1996.
Note:
(13) Estimate.
Higher Education
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students graduated from undergraduate-level higher education in (a) England and Wales and (b) London in (i) 1979-80, (ii) 1990-91 and (iii) 1995-96. [5277]
Mr. Forth: The latest available information covering first degree graduates only is as follows:
| (14)1979-80 | (15)1990-91 | (16)1994-95 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 55,309 | 118,672 | 183,912 |
| Greater London | 8,579 | 22,923 | 34,369 |
(14) Former UFC universities only.
(15) Former UFC universities, former polytechnics, HEIs and FEIs.
(16) Former UFC universities, former polytechnics and HEIs.
Mr. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of those completing full-time compulsory education in (a) England and Wales and (b) London continued in full-time education in (i) 1979-80, (ii) 1990-91 and (iii) 1995-96. [5275]
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Mr. Robin Squire: The percentage of 16-year-olds in full-time education is as follows:
| Academic year | 1979-80 | 1990-91 | 1994-95(17) | 1995-96 (provisional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | (18)n/a | 59 | 71 | 71 |
| England | 42 | 59 | 71 | 71 |
| London | (19)n/a | 61 | 76 | n/a |
(17) 1994-95 is the latest year for which figures for London are available.
(18) Data for 1979-80 are not available for Wales. In 1980-81 the percentage was 46 in Wales, while it was 43 in England.
(19) Figures are not available for London on the same basis. In 1979, 43 per cent. of 15-year-olds in maintained schools in inner London continued full time in maintained schools or in further education, and 47 per cent. stayed on in outer London.
n/a = not available.
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