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Special Advisers

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the subject and date of each written briefing prepared by his special advisers for all Labour Members since May 1997 and the total number and total cost to date of these. [89984]

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Mr. Vaz: Special Advisers are appointed under terms and conditions set out in the Model Contract for Special Advisers. Schedule 1, Part 1 of the Model Contract sets out the role and duties of Special Advisers. As well as research for Ministers and reviewing papers, contributing to policy planning within the Department and preparing policy papers, speechwriting and liaison with outside interest groups, their role explicitly includes liaising with the Party and helping to brief Party MPs. Records are not held of when such briefings are given. Similar arrangements have applied under successive Governments.

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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Universities (Doctorates)

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many academics who held doctorates at the time when recruited were in post in UK universities in the latest year for which the information is available and in each of the previous 10 years, broken down by (i) subject and (ii) domicile. [88689]

Mr. Mudie: The information available, covering the years 1994-95 to 1998-99, is shown in the following table. Information for previous years is not held centrally.

Number of academics (1), with doctorate qualifications of UK and other EU institutions, in post in UK higher education institutions, by subject group taught and domicile (1)

Subject group taught	Home	Overseas	Total
1994-95
Medicine and Dentistry	2,128	368	2,496
Subjects allied to medicine	2,102	368	2,470
Biological sciences	7,210	1,223	8,433
Veterinary science	179	15	194
Agriculture and related subs	356	45	401
Physical sciences	7,327	1,511	8,838
Mathematical sciences	1,855	382	2,237
Computer science	905	285	1,190
Engineering and Technology	3,881	1,411	5,292
Architecture, Building and Planning	251	56	307
Social, economic and political science	3,808	830	4,638
Law	253	93	346
Business and Administrative studies	727	194	921
Librarianship and Information science	97	24	121
Languages	2,215	483	2,698
Humanities	2,363	426	2,789
Creative arts and design	344	63	407
Education	603	49	652
Combined	485	315	800
Total	37,089	8,141	45,230
1995-96
Medicine and Dentistry	2,153	409	2,562
Subjects allied to medicine	2,360	361	2,721
Biological sciences	8,328	1,345	9,673
Veterinary science	210	22	232
Agriculture and related subs	415	43	458
Physical sciences	8,264	1,572	9,836
Mathematical sciences	2,080	397	2,477
Computer science	971	317	1,288
Engineering and Technology	4,265	1,501	5,766
Architecture, Building and Planning	259	70	329
Social, economic and political science	4,340	1,031	5,371
Law	302	97	399
Business and Administrative studies	801	206	1,007
Librarianship and Information science	92	31	123
Languages	2,525	602	3,127
Humanities	2,736	512	3,248
Creative arts and design	419	76	495
Education	662	63	725
Combined	431	85	516
Total	41,613	8,740	50,353
1996-97
Medicine and Dentistry	2,362	463	2,825
Subjects allied to medicine	2,549	433	2,982
Biological sciences	8,704	1,568	10,272
Veterinary science	217	24	241
Agriculture and related subs	452	57	509
Physical sciences	8,383	1,691	10,074
Mathematical sciences	2,085	387	2,472
Computer science	990	339	1,329
Engineering and Technology	4,304	1,485	5,789
Architecture, Building and Planning	252	82	334
Social, economic and political science	4,482	1,060	5,542
Law	317	106	423
Business and Administrative studies	798	234	1,032
Librarianship and Information science	95	39	134
Languages	2,635	576	3,211
Humanities	2,812	530	3,342
Creative arts and design	460	83	543
Education	685	61	746
Combined	551	99	650
Total	43,133	9,317	52,450
1997-98
Medicine and Dentistry	2,338	417	2,755
Subjects allied to medicine	2,696	376	3,072
Biological sciences	8,977	1,338	10,315
Veterinary science	210	22	232
Agriculture and related subs	458	45	503
Physical sciences	8,460	1,415	9,875
Mathematical sciences	2,125	312	2,437
Computer science	1,086	321	1,407
Engineering and Technology	4,340	1,205	5,545
Architecture, Building and Planning	287	62	349
Social, economic and political science	4,919	816	5,735
Law	343	97	440
Business and Administrative studies	919	186	1,105
Librarianship and Information science	124	36	160
Languages	2,780	453	3,233
Humanities	2,963	418	3,381
Creative arts and design	528	62	590
Education	741	41	782
Combined	468	86	554
Total	44,762	7,708	52,470

(1) Includes staff on fixed-term research contracts;

(1) 'Home' students are UK domiciled; 'overseas' students are domiciled in other EU and other overseas countries.

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Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many PhD students were in their first year of research and taught courses in UK universities in the latest year for which the information is available and in each of the previous 10 years, broken down by (i) subject and (ii) domicile. [88687]

Mr. Mudie: The information available, covering the years 1994-95 to 1998-99, is shown in the following table. Information for previous years is not held centrally.

First year students on doctorate degree courses in UK higher education institutions, by subject group and domicile (1)

	Mainly by research			Not mainly by research
Subject	Home	Overseas	Total	Home	Overseas	Total
1994-95
Medicine and Dentistry	824	146	970	0	0	0
Subjects allied to medicine	527	111	638	5	0	5
Biological Sciences	1,332	303	1,635	70	2	72
Veterinary Science	37	21	58	0	0	0
Agriculture and related subjects	109	93	202	0	0	0
Physical Sciences	1,524	338	1,862	16	15	31
Mathematical Sciences	269	109	378	0	3	3
Computer Science	315	186	501	0	0	0
Engineering and Technology	1,234	661	1,895	3	0	3
Architecture, Building and Planning	113	46	159	2	0	2
Social, economic and political studies	783	423	1,206	4	7	11
Law	100	59	159	0	0	0
Business and Administrative studies	393	233	626	0	2	2
Librarianship and Information Science	44	24	68	0	0	0
Languages	488	264	752	0	9	9
Humanities	487	202	689	0	0	0
Creative Arts and Designs	197	59	256	0	0	0
Education	384	149	533	0	0	0
Combined	195	30	225	0	0	0
Total	9,335	3,457	12,812	100	38	138
1995-96
Medicine and Dentistry	721	142	863	9	0	9
Subjects allied to medicine	456	157	613	14	0	14
Biological Sciences	1,243	382	1,625	132	13	145
Veterinary Science	47	13	60	0	0	0
Agriculture and related subjects	91	79	170	0	0	0
Physical Sciences	1,595	422	2,017	11	8	19
Mathematical Sciences	266	160	426	0	3	3
Computer Science	270	169	439	0	2	2
Engineering and Technology	1,187	817	2,004	2	0	2
Architecture, Building and Planning	115	67	182	0	0	0
Social, economic and political studies	801	468	1,269	6	4	10
Law	103	90	193	6	0	6
Business and Administrative Studies	361	272	633	5	6	11
Librarianship and Information Science	56	28	84	0	0	0
Languages	505	344	849	2	9	11
Humanities	560	263	823	0	0	0
Creative Arts and Design	167	50	217	4	1	5
Education	388	140	528	14	0	14
Combined	181	47	228	0	2	2
Total	9,113	4,110	13,223	205	48	253
1996-97
Medicine and Dentistry	666	135	801	33	0	33
Subjects allied to medicine	387	137	524	3	2	5
Biological Sciences	1,409	402	1,811	98	3	101
Veterinary Science	32	15	47	0	0	0
Agriculture and related subjects	108	111	219	0	0	0
Physical Sciences	1,418	430	1,848	0	0	0
Mathematical Sciences	247	123	370	0	0	0
Computer Science	240	143	383	1	0	1
Engineering and Technology	1,085	803	1,888	4	1	5
Architecture, Building and Planning	84	68	152	2	0	2
Social, economic and political studies	710	507	1,217	2	2	4
Law	110	117	227	26	1	27
Business and Administrative Studies	328	241	569	1	0	1
Librarianship and Information Science	41	22	63	0	0	0
Languages	495	372	867	0	0	0
Humanities	549	245	794	8	2	10
Creative Arts and Design	155	55	210	5	0	5
Education	332	229	561	144	3	147
Combined	182	44	226	0	0	0
Total	8,578	4,199	12,777	327	14	341
1997-98
Medicine and Dentistry	646	151	797	27	0	27
Subjects allied to medicine	411	146	557	7	0	7
Biological Sciences	1.368	439	1,807	98	5	103
Veterinary Science	29	12	41	0	0	0
Agriculture and related subjects	110	96	206	0	0	0
Physical Sciences	1,368	454	1,822	0	0	0
Mathematical Sciences	245	148	393	0	0	0
Computer Science	202	175	377	0	0	0
Engineering and Technology	909	780	1,689	0	0	0
Architecture, Building and Planning	92	63	155	0	0	0
Social, economic and political studies	652	434	1,086	10	1	11
Law	83	84	167	0	0	0
Business and Administrative Studies	336	287	623	2	2	4
Librarianship and Information Science	44	30	74	0	0	0
Languages	490	330	820	0	0	0
Humanities	525	276	801	3	2	5
Creative Arts and Design	155	50	205	5	0	5
Education	424	204	628	64	8	72
Combined	331	128	459	0	0	0
Total	8,420	4,287	12,707	216	18	234
1998-99
Medicine and Dentistry	753	197	950	31	0	31
Subjects allied to medicine	432	147	579	9	0	9
Biological Sciences	1,422	413	1,835	102	0	102
Veterinary Science	29	15	44	0	0	0
Agriculture and related subjects	115	98	213	0	0	0
Physical Sciences	1,240	492	1,732	0	0	0
Mathematical Sciences	196	147	343	0	0	0
Computer Science	178	81	259	0	0	0
Engineering and Technology	469	285	754	3	2	5
Architecture, Building and Planning	91	63	154	0	0	0
Social, economic and political studies	614	569	1,183	14	1	15
Law	76	108	184	0	0	0
Business and Administrative Studies	349	316	665	10	6	16
Librarianship and Information Science	51	31	82	0	0	0
Languages	436	339	775	0	0	0
Humanities	190	179	369	0	0	0
Creative Arts and Design	441	267	708	44	11	55
Education	871	828	1,699	12	1	13
Combined	165	76	241	1	0	1
Total	8,118	4,651	12,769	226	21	247

(1) 'Home' students are UK domiciled; 'overseas' students are domiciled in other EU and other overseas countries.

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Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how may PhDs were awarded to students in UK universities in the latest year for which the information is available and in each of the previous 10 years, broken down by (i) subject and (ii) domicile. [88685]

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Mr. Mudie: Information on a consistent basis is not available centrally for the full ten year period. Available information covering UK HE institutions for the years 1994-95 to 1997-98 is shown in the table.

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Students in UK HEIs awarded PhDs by domicile (1) and subject

	1994-95			1995-96			1996-97			1997-98
	Home	O'seas	Total	Home	O'seas	Total	Home	O'seas	Total	Home	O'seas	Total
Medicine and Dentistry	427	117	544	526	202	728	674	224	898	706	201	907
Subjects allied to medicine	246	104	350	329	125	454	378	136	514	382	142	524
Biological Sciences	848	266	1,114	1,112	372	1,484	1,194	386	1,580	1,296	378	1,674
Veterinary Science	34	21	55	44	22	66	50	28	78	65	39	104
Agriculture and related subjects	95	121	216	137	148	285	106	140	246	98	190	288
Physical Sciences	1,115	342	1,457	1,440	435	1,875	1,369	441	1,810	1,485	466	1,951
Mathematical Sciences	147	85	232	204	117	321	212	133	345	162	140	302
Computer Science	136	86	222	164	117	281	138	103	241	154	109	263
Engineering and Technology	721	606	1,327	792	765	1,557	1,010	745	1,755	1,016	821	1,837
Architecture, Building and Planning	57	36	93	29	52	81	53	59	112	51	83	134
Social, economic and political studies	248	253	501	305	341	646	394	307	701	439	377	816
Law	27	49	76	38	70	108	39	74	113	34	68	102
Business and Administrative Studies	131	84	215	201	141	342	143	142	285	150	174	324
Librarianship and Information Science	14	13	27	10	18	28	14	16	30	16	24	40
Languages	242	144	386	302	190	492	303	190	493	336	230	566
Humanities	225	164	389	336	188	524	342	183	525	344	246	590
Creative Arts and Design	45	15	60	50	18	68	53	31	84	72	23	95
Education	106	64	170	110	88	198	174	99	273	217	121	338
Combined	105	20	125	186	37	223	95	36	131	95	43	138
Total	4,864	2,570	7,434	6,129	3,409	9,538	6,646	3,437	10,083	7,023	3,832	10,855

(1) 'Home' students are UK domiciled; 'overseas' students are domiciled in other EU and other overseas countries

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Available information for the years prior to 1994-95 is that published by the University Statistical Record (USR) for the University Funding Council funded institutions in

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Great Britain and are given in the table. Such data were not published by domicile.

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PhDs awarded in UFC funded institutions in Great Britain	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94
Medicine and dentistry	437	456	473	578	643
Studies allied to medicine	352	330	336	403	412
Biological sciences	1,154	1,276	1,213	1,226	1,346
Veterinary science, agriculture and related studies	229	228	232	265	275
Physical sciences	1,625	1,659	1,788	1,663	1,671
Mathematical sciences	407	465	530	504	528
Engineering and technology	1,282	1,463	1,440	1,294	1,522
Architecture and related studies	63	69	82	68	78
Social sciences	732	683	718	675	735
Business and financial studies	153	150	145	167	171
Librarianship and information science	29	28	30	24	30
Languages and related studies	387	426	427	453	477
Humanities	463	464	443	489	512
Creative arts	54	42	52	44	54
Education	208	207	195	216	203
Multi-disciplinary studies	70	63	54	61	60
Total	7,645	8,009	8,158	8,130	8,717

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There were, additionally, a small number of PhD awards reported in the non-UFC funded English HE institutions prior to 1994-95 amounting to 118 in 1993-94, 81 in 1992-93 and 45 in 1991-92. No awards are recorded before this time.

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