EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Official Publications
Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list his Department's spending on official publications for
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(a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000 and (e) 2000-01 and the planned expenditure for 2001-02. [141445]
Mr. Wills
[holding answer 11 December 2000]: Within the Department's central advertising and publicity budget, spending on official publications is:
| £ million
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1996-97 | 2.5
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1997-98 | 2.1
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1998-99 | 0.8
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1999-2000 | 2.8
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2000-01(6) | 1.0
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(6) To December 2000
Note:
The figures do not include spending by the Department's agencies
Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list each new publication issued by his Department since 1997; and what the total cost is to the Department of each publication. [141465]
Mr. Wills
[holding answer 11 December 2000]: It is not possible to list each new publication issued by the Department since 1997 without disproportionate expense. Within the Department's advertising and publicity budget, the total spend on publications since April 1997 is £6.7 million, broken down as follows:
| £ million
|
1997-98 | 2.1
|
1998-99 | 0.8
|
1999-2000 | 2.8
|
2000-01(7) | 1.0
|
(7) To December 2000
Note:
The figures do not include spending by the Department's agencies
Degree Courses
Ms Kelly:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each year since 1990 the (a) number and (b) percentage of applicants who attended maintained schools, for degree courses at British universities in (i) law, (ii) medicine, (iii) engineering, (iv) nursing, (v) BEd teaching, (vi) accountancy, (vii) veterinary studies and (viii) psychology. [142046]
Mr. Wicks:
Information for the years 1990 to 1994 is not available centrally. The available information is shown in the following table.
Numbers and percentages of applicants(8) through UCAS to full-time and sandwich first degree courses in the United Kingdom by previous school type and subject of study
| Year of entry
|
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
|
Numbers | | | | |
|
Maintained schools(9) | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 3,610 | 3,511 | 3,654 | 3,657 | 3,406
|
Nursing | 1,537 | 1,547 | 1,574 | 1,693 | 1,796
|
Psychology | 8,859 | 9,159 | 9,183 | 9,206 | 9,367
|
Veterinary studies | 579 | 581 | 637 | 629 | 757
|
Engineering(10) | 10,268 | 9,504 | 9,426 | 9,639 | 9,897
|
Law | 6,603 | 6,439 | 6,598 | 7,053 | 7,482
|
Accountancy | 4,570 | 4,347 | 4,574 | 4,688 | 4,741
|
Education(11) | 15,787 | 14,553 | 9,138 | 8,326 | 7,441
|
|
Independent schools | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 2,808 | 2,906 | 2,919 | 2,852 | 2,635
|
Nursing | 218 | 220 | 198 | 176 | 190
|
Psychology | 2,224 | 2,186 | 2,139 | 2,027 | 2,000
|
Veterinary studies | 344 | 348 | 355 | 366 | 380
|
Engineering(10) | 2,954 | 2,713 | 2,727 | 2,565 | 2,526
|
Law | 2,168 | 1,979 | 2,086 | 2,002 | 2,005
|
Accountancy | 775 | 758 | 777 | 823 | 805
|
Education(11) | 1,993 | 1,856 | 857 | 795 | 644
|
| | | | |
|
Other establishment(12) | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 2,369 | 2,348 | 2,181 | 1,887 | 1,561
|
Nursing | 2,755 | 2,650 | 2,818 | 2,579 | 2,689
|
Psychology | 14,343 | 13,464 | 13,075 | 11,346 | 10,241
|
Veterinary studies | 286 | 339 | 313 | 327 | 336
|
Engineering(10) | 10,376 | 9,095 | 8,685 | 7,864 | 7,616
|
Law | 8,261 | 7,883 | 8,137 | 7,614 | 7,332
|
Accountancy | 4,763 | 4,219 | 4,088 | 3,972 | 3,714
|
Education(11) | 19,858 | 17,957 | 10,737 | 8,803 | 7,838
|
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Percentages(13) | | | | |
|
Maintained schools(9) | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 41.1 | 40.1 | 41.7 | 43.6 | 44.8
|
Nursing | 34.1 | 35.0 | 34.3 | 38.1 | 38.4
|
Psychology | 34.8 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 40.8 | 43.3
|
Veterinary studies | 47.9 | 45.8 | 48.8 | 47.6 | 51.4
|
Engineering(10) | 43.5 | 44.6 | 45.2 | 48.0 | 49.4
|
Law | 38.8 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 42.3 | 44.5
|
Accountancy | 45.2 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 49.4 | 51.2
|
Education(11) | 41.9 | 42.3 | 44.1 | 46.5 | 46.7
|
| | | | |
|
Independent schools | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 32.0 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 34.7
|
Nursing | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1
|
Psychology | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3
|
Veterinary studies | 28.5 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 25.8
|
Engineering(10) | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.6
|
Law | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.9
|
Accountancy | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.7
|
Education(11) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0
|
|
Other establishment(12) | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical Medicine | 27.0 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 22.5 | 20.5
|
Nursing | 61.1 | 60.0 | 61.4 | 58.0 | 57.5
|
Psychology | 56.4 | 54.3 | 53.6 | 50.3 | 47.4
|
Veterinary studies | 23.7 | 26.7 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 22.8
|
Engineering(10) | 44.0 | 42.7 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 38.0
|
Law | 48.5 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 45.7 | 43.6
|
Accountancy | 47.1 | 45.2 | 43.3 | 41.9 | 40.1
|
Education(11) | 52.8 | 52.3 | 51.8 | 49.1 | 49.2
|
(8) Since 1996 each student has been able to make up to six applications; in 1995 each student could make up to eight applications. In the tables, applicants are counted once under each subject to which they applied.
(9) Defined as sixth form centres, Comprehensive schools, Grammar schools and other secondary schools.
(10) Includes general, civil, mechanical, aeronautical, electrical, electronic, production/manufacturing and chemical engineering courses.
(11) Includes courses within the Education Group that lead to Qualified Teacher Status. Includes Physical Education courses in 1995 and 1996 but not in subsequent years. Since 1997 Physical Education has been available only in combination with other subjects, and combined courses are not included in the table.
(12) Includes Further and Higher Education
(13) The percentage of applicants excluding those with unknown previous school type.
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Ms Kelly:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the social class breakdown was, in each year since 1990, of students who (a) applied for and (b) were successful in obtaining places on, degree courses at British universities in (i) law, (ii) medicine, (iii) engineering, (iv) nursing, (v) BEd teaching, (vi) accountancy, (vii) veterinary studies and (viii) psychology. [142047]
Mr. Wicks:
Information for the years 1990 to 1994 is not available centrally. The available information for the years 1995 to 1999 is shown in the following tables.
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Applicants(14) and accepted applicants through UCAS to full-time and sandwich first-degree courses in the United Kingdom by social class and subject
| Social class
|
| Professional | Intermediate | Skilled manual | Skilled non-manual | Partly skilled | Unskilled | Not known | Grand total
|
Year of entry 1995 | | | | | | | |
|
Applicants(14) | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 3,489 | 3,665 | 879 | 845 | 554 | 125 | 490 | 10,047
|
Nursing | 594 | 1,948 | 1,066 | 560 | 526 | 136 | 560 | 5,390
|
Psychology | 3,726 | 11,205 | 4,806 | 3,444 | 2,303 | 658 | 2,991 | 29,133
|
Veterinary science | 348 | 647 | 136 | 124 | 62 | 7 | 57 | 1,381
|
Engineering(15) | 4,254 | 9,544 | 4,907 | 2,809 | 2,242 | 467 | 2,580 | 26,803
|
Law | 2,919 | 7,598 | 3,062 | 2,259 | 1,462 | 480 | 2,039 | 19,819
|
Accountancy | 1,171 | 3,978 | 2,216 | 1,510 | 1,064 | 328 | 1,192 | 11,459
|
Education(16) | 4,199 | 16,010 | 9,306 | 5,338 | 3,811 | 1,002 | 3,840 | 43,506
|
Accepted applicants | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 1,720 | 1,571 | 280 | 341 | 167 | 29 | 127 | 4,235
|
Nursing | 225 | 596 | 290 | 171 | 126 | 31 | 146 | 1,585
|
Psychology | 1,015 | 2,671 | 1,055 | 782 | 502 | 136 | 673 | 6,834
|
Veterinary science | 145 | 248 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 482
|
Engineering(15) | 2,430 | 5,034 | 2,411 | 1,432 | 1,115 | 240 | 1,399 | 14,061
|
Law | 1,541 | 3,570 | 1,272 | 965 | 592 | 166 | 793 | 8,899
|
Accountancy | 424 | 1,381 | 731 | 538 | 354 | 108 | 390 | 3,926
|
Education(16) | 1,285 | 4,605 | 2,442 | 1,513 | 952 | 214 | 1,014 | 12,025
|
|
Year of entry 1996 | | | | | | | |
|
Applicants(14) | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 3,493 | 3,750 | 885 | 867 | 480 | 110 | 445 | 10,030
|
Nursing | 568 | 1,934 | 981 | 544 | 521 | 112 | 582 | 5,242
|
Psychology | 3,498 | 10,728 | 4,672 | 3,333 | 2,272 | 577 | 2,948 | 28,028
|
Veterinary science | 377 | 687 | 134 | 114 | 53 | 3 | 43 | 1,411
|
Engineering(15) | 3,874 | 8,558 | 4,257 | 2,498 | 2,068 | 424 | 2,433 | 24,112
|
Law | 2,769 | 7,027 | 2,886 | 2,223 | 1,392 | 467 | 2,025 | 18,789
|
Accountancy | 1,180 | 3,612 | 1,957 | 1,381 | 891 | 294 | 1,068 | 10,383
|
Education(16) | 3,871 | 14,707 | 7,903 | 4,994 | 3,417 | 799 | 3,602 | 39,293
|
Accepted applicants | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 1,781 | 1,718 | 305 | 351 | 154 | 24 | 138 | 4,471
|
Nursing | 253 | 747 | 311 | 168 | 160 | 39 | 157 | 1,835
|
Psychology | 1,074 | 3,063 | 1,142 | 869 | 587 | 122 | 777 | 7,634
|
Veterinary science | 162 | 240 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 494
|
Engineering(15) | 2,307 | 4,834 | 2,255 | 1,342 | 1,065 | 235 | 1,378 | 13,416
|
Law | 1,619 | 3,730 | 1,348 | 1,080 | 661 | 220 | 950 | 9,608
|
Accountancy | 457 | 1,397 | 754 | 555 | 325 | 119 | 423 | 4,030
|
Education(16) | 1,316 | 4,693 | 2,270 | 1,568 | 965 | 187 | 1,015 | 12,014
|
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|
Year of entry 1997 | | | | | | | |
|
Applicants(14) | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 3,349 | 3,664 | 801 | 831 | 488 | 112 | 710 | 9,955
|
Nursing | 496 | 2,408 | 886 | 619 | 662 | 118 | 649 | 5,838
|
Psychology | 3,179 | 10,728 | 4,206 | 3,505 | 2,432 | 617 | 2,883 | 27,550
|
Veterinary science | 362 | 711 | 157 | 124 | 62 | 10 | 85 | 1,511
|
Engineering(15) | 3,678 | 8,616 | 4,061 | 2,481 | 1,995 | 434 | 2,746 | 24,011
|
Law | 2,622 | 7,458 | 2,835 | 2,412 | 1,472 | 451 | 2,143 | 19,393
|
Accountancy | 1,086 | 3,790 | 1,912 | 1,524 | 890 | 269 | 1,226 | 10,697
|
Education(16) | 1,917 | 8,524 | 4,835 | 3,444 | 2,563 | 508 | 2,453 | 24,244
|
Accepted applicants | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 1,818 | 1,698 | 294 | 348 | 187 | 36 | 196 | 4,577
|
Nursing | 238 | 993 | 295 | 234 | 194 | 35 | 210 | 2,199
|
Psychology | 1,082 | 3,332 | 1,136 | 1,125 | 714 | 147 | 888 | 8,424
|
Veterinary science | 125 | 210 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 448
|
Engineering(15) | 2,243 | 4,852 | 2,139 | 1,325 | 1,080 | 223 | 1,593 | 13,455
|
Law | 1,626 | 4,160 | 1,449 | 1,250 | 722 | 215 | 1,049 | 10,471
|
Accountancy | 438 | 1,492 | 751 | 631 | 355 | 108 | 554 | 4,329
|
Education(16) | 610 | 2,580 | 1,245 | 993 | 723 | 111 | 656 | 6,918
|
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|
Year of entry 1998 | | | | | | | |
|
Applicants(14) | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 3,317 | 3,570 | 810 | 805 | 463 | 98 | 701 | 9,764
|
Nursing | 415 | 2,271 | 856 | 620 | 674 | 116 | 827 | 5,779
|
Psychology | 2,980 | 9,888 | 4,013 | 3,289 | 2,161 | 527 | 2,886 | 25,744
|
Veterinary science | 378 | 743 | 141 | 104 | 68 | 10 | 110 | 1,554
|
Engineering(15) | 3,447 | 8,317 | 3,946 | 2,331 | 1,995 | 363 | 2,678 | 23,077
|
Law | 2,490 | 7,336 | 2,826 | 2,430 | 1,455 | 435 | 2,366 | 19,338
|
Accountancy | 1,080 | 3,788 | 1,913 | 1,461 | 947 | 303 | 1,377 | 10,869
|
Education(16) | 1,674 | 7,697 | 4,209 | 2,930 | 2,218 | 416 | 2,223 | 21,367
|
Accepted applicants | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 1,876 | 1,743 | 325 | 353 | 170 | 25 | 191 | 4,683
|
Nursing | 201 | 966 | 282 | 204 | 209 | 23 | 245 | 2,130
|
Psychology | 1,086 | 3,217 | 1,149 | 1,080 | 614 | 124 | 874 | 8,144
|
Veterinary science | 164 | 282 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 545
|
Engineering(15) | 2,216 | 4,709 | 2,055 | 1,248 | 1,092 | 179 | 1,457 | 12,956
|
Law | 1,512 | 4,160 | 1,412 | 1,318 | 744 | 193 | 1,192 | 10,531
|
Accountancy | 449 | 1,458 | 710 | 648 | 371 | 114 | 597 | 4,347
|
Education(16) | 617 | 2,562 | 1,241 | 936 | 643 | 105 | 609 | 6,713
|
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|
Year of entry 1999 | | | | | | | |
|
Applicants(14) | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 2,984 | 3,178 | 731 | 779 | 406 | 77 | 877 | 9,032
|
Nursing | 478 | 2,483 | 918 | 746 | 803 | 146 | 999 | 6,573
|
Psychology | 2,872 | 9,626 | 3,733 | 3,335 | 2,104 | 492 | 2,690 | 24,852
|
Veterinary science | 392 | 767 | 164 | 134 | 92 | 11 | 142 | 1,702
|
Engineering(15) | 3,527 | 8,261 | 3,877 | 2,325 | 1,945 | 404 | 2,681 | 23,020
|
Law | 2,585 | 7,362 | 2,914 | 2,351 | 1,479 | 420 | 2,456 | 19,567
|
Accountancy | 1,047 | 3,641 | 1,871 | 1,545 | 861 | 254 | 1,362 | 10,581
|
Education(16) | 1,495 | 6,806 | 3,785 | 2,718 | 2,049 | 404 | 2,198 | 19,455
|
|
Accepted applicants | | | | | | | |
|
Pre-clinical medicine | 1,875 | 1,756 | 336 | 399 | 182 | 19 | 304 | 4,871
|
Nursing | 246 | 1,075 | 323 | 290 | 288 | 34 | 415 | 2,671
|
Psychology | 1,088 | 3,364 | 1,083 | 1,058 | 673 | 142 | 893 | 8,301
|
Veterinary science | 167 | 247 | 46 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 563
|
Engineering(15) | 2,161 | 4,548 | 1,920 | 1,247 | 1,034 | 203 | 1,449 | 12,562
|
Law | 1,620 | 4,192 | 1,467 | 1,259 | 754 | 189 | 1,289 | 10,770
|
Accountancy | 413 | 1,439 | 740 | 671 | 343 | 84 | 549 | 4,239
|
Education(16) | 541 | 2,428 | 1,284 | 984 | 776 | 128 | 756 | 6,897
|
(14) Since 1996 each student has been able to make up to six applications; in 1995 each student could make up to eight applications. In the tables, applicants are counted once under each subject to which they applied.
(15) Includes general, civil, mechanical, aeronautical, electrical, electronic, production/manufacturing and chemical engineering courses.
(16) Includes courses within the Education Group that lead to Qualified Teacher Status. Includes Physical Education in 1995 and 1996 but not in subsequent years. Since 1997 Physical Education has only been available in combination with other subjects, and combined courses are not included in the table.
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