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Degree Subjects
Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many higher education institutions offered (a) mathematics, (b) physics, (c) biology and (d) chemistry-related degrees in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06. [75292]
Bill Rammell:
The latest available data are shown in the following table. Data for the academic year 2005-06 will become available at the beginning of 2007.
| Number of HE institutions with students enrolled on first degree courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in 2003-04 and 2004-05 |
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
|
Mathematical Sciences(1)
|
106
|
106
|
|
Of which:
| | |
|
Mathematics
|
105
|
102
|
| | | |
|
Physical Sciences(2)
|
116
|
116
|
|
Of which:
| | |
|
Physics
|
68
|
61
|
|
Chemistry
|
82
|
80
|
| | | |
|
Biological Sciences(3)
|
125
|
125
|
|
Of which:
| | |
|
Biology
|
111
|
110
|
(1) Mathematical Sciences include disciplines such as statistics and operational research in addition to mathematics courses.
(2) Physical sciences include disciplines such as geography, geology, materials science, forensics and archaeology in addition to physics and chemistry courses.
(3) Biological Sciences include disciplines such as microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology in addition to biology courses.
Notes:
Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December each year.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
|
Disability Access
David Simpson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether any building in his Department falls short of disability access regulations. [72995]
Mr. Dhanda:
The Department for Education and Skills occupies a total of five buildings in London, Sheffield, Darlington and Runcorn, none of which fall short of disability access regulations.
Legislation
Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which Government Bills sponsored by his Department remain to be introduced during the 2005-06 session. [77837]
Mr. Dhanda:
None.
Primary Schools
Sir John Stanley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many primary schools there are in England with fewer than 100 pupils; [76844]
(2) how many primary schools there are with fewer than 100 pupils in each local education authority area. [76845]
Jim Knight
[holding answer 15 June 2006]: The information requested is shown in the following table.
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| Maintained primary schools( 1, 2 ) : number of schools with less than 100 pupils( 3 ) as at January 2006( 4) |
| | Local authority area | |
| |
England
|
2,540
|
|
201
|
City of London
|
0
|
|
202
|
Camden
|
1
|
|
203
|
Greenwich
|
0
|
|
204
|
Hackney
|
0
|
|
205
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
0
|
|
206
|
Islington
|
0
|
|
207
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
0
|
|
208
|
Lambeth
|
0
|
|
209
|
Lewisham
|
0
|
|
210
|
Southwark
|
0
|
|
211
|
Tower Hamlets
|
0
|
|
212
|
Wandsworth
|
0
|
|
213
|
Westminster
|
0
|
|
301
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
0
|
|
302
|
Barnet
|
1
|
|
303
|
Bexley
|
0
|
|
304
|
Brent
|
1
|
|
305
|
Bromley
|
6
|
|
306
|
Croydon
|
0
|
|
307
|
Ealing
|
0
|
|
308
|
Enfield
|
1
|
|
309
|
Haringey
|
0
|
|
310
|
Harrow
|
0
|
|
311
|
Havering
|
0
|
|
312
|
Hillingdon
|
0
|
|
313
|
Hounslow
|
0
|
|
314
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
0
|
|
315
|
Merton
|
0
|
|
316
|
Newham
|
0
|
|
317
|
Redbridge
|
0
|
|
318
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
0
|
|
319
|
Sutton
|
0
|
|
320
|
Waltham Forest
|
0
|
|
330
|
Birmingham
|
2
|
|
331
|
Coventry
|
0
|
|
332
|
Dudley
|
0
|
|
333
|
Sandwell
|
0
|
|
334
|
Solihull
|
0
|
|
335
|
Walsall
|
1
|
|
336
|
Wolverhampton
|
1
|
|
340
|
Knowsley
|
3
|
|
341
|
Liverpool
|
3
|
|
342
|
St. Helens
|
1
|
|
343
|
Sefton
|
1
|
|
344
|
Wirral
|
3
|
|
350
|
Bolton
|
2
|
|
351
|
Bury
|
3
|
|
352
|
Manchester
|
1
|
|
353
|
Oldham
|
2
|
|
354
|
Rochdale
|
1
|
|
355
|
Salford
|
1
|
|
356
|
Stockport
|
0
|
|
357
|
Tameside
|
2
|
|
358
|
Trafford
|
0
|
|
359
|
Wigan
|
2
|
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|
370
|
Barnsley
|
4
|
|
371
|
Doncaster
|
2
|
|
372
|
Rotherham
|
1
|
|
373
|
Sheffield
|
2
|
|
380
|
Bradford
|
4
|
|
381
|
Calderdale
|
8
|
|
382
|
Kirklees
|
18
|
|
383
|
Leeds
|
5
|
|
384
|
Wakefield
|
6
|
|
390
|
Gateshead
|
5
|
|
391
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
2
|
|
392
|
North Tyneside
|
0
|
|
393
|
South Tyneside
|
2
|
|
394
|
Sunderland
|
0
|
|
420
|
Isles of Scilly
|
0
|
|
800
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
10
|
|
801
|
Bristol, City of
|
6
|
|
802
|
North Somerset
|
9
|
|
803
|
South Gloucestershire
|
10
|
|
805
|
Hartlepool
|
1
|
|
806
|
Middlesbrough
|
0
|
|
807
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
1
|
|
808
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
2
|
|
810
|
Kingston Upon Hull, City of
|
3
|
|
811
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
37
|
|
812
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
1
|
|
813
|
North Lincolnshire
|
13
|
|
815
|
North Yorkshire
|
164
|
|
816
|
York
|
3
|
|
820
|
Bedfordshire
|
46
|
|
821
|
Luton
|
1
|
|
825
|
Buckinghamshire
|
42
|
|
826
|
Milton Keynes
|
15
|
|
830
|
Derbyshire
|
109
|
|
831
|
Derby
|
1
|
|
835
|
Dorset
|
31
|
|
836
|
Poole
|
0
|
|
837
|
Bournemouth
|
0
|
|
840
|
Durham
|
59
|
|
841
|
Darlington
|
1
|
|
845
|
East Sussex
|
26
|
|
846
|
Brighton and Hove
|
0
|
|
850
|
Hampshire
|
42
|
|
851
|
Portsmouth
|
2
|
|
852
|
Southampton
|
4
|
|
855
|
Leicestershire
|
57
|
|
856
|
Leicester
|
0
|
|
857
|
Rutland
|
4
|
|
860
|
Staffordshire
|
64
|
|
861
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
1
|
|
865
|
Wiltshire
|
58
|
|
866
|
Swindon
|
1
|
|
867
|
Bracknell Forest
|
0
|
|
868
|
Windsor and Maidenhead
|
5
|
|
869
|
West Berkshire
|
15
|
16 Jun 2006 : Column 1441W
|
870
|
Reading
|
1
|
|
871
|
Slough
|
0
|
|
872
|
Wokingham
|
2
|
|
873
|
Cambridgeshire
|
23
|
|
874
|
Peterborough
|
0
|
|
875
|
Cheshire
|
43
|
|
876
|
Halton
|
3
|
|
877
|
Warrington
|
2
|
|
878
|
Devon
|
125
|
|
879
|
Plymouth
|
1
|
|
880
|
Torbay
|
1
|
|
881
|
Essex
|
51
|
|
882
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
0
|
|
883
|
Thurrock
|
1
|
|
884
|
Herefordshire
|
40
|
|
885
|
Worcestershire
|
52
|
|
886
|
Kent
|
55
|
|
887
|
Medway
|
2
|
|
888
|
Lancashire
|
96
|
|
889
|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
2
|
|
890
|
Blackpool
|
0
|
|
891
|
Nottinghamshire
|
44
|
|
892
|
Nottingham
|
3
|
|
893
|
Shropshire
|
55
|
|
894
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
2
|
|
908
|
Cornwall
|
93
|
|
909
|
Cumbria
|
120
|
|
916
|
Gloucestershire
|
66
|
|
919
|
Hertfordshire
|
34
|
|
921
|
Isle of Wight
|
14
|
|
925
|
Lincolnshire
|
91
|
|
926
|
Norfolk
|
137
|
|
928
|
Northamptonshire
|
52
|
|
929
|
Northumberland
|
67
|
|
931
|
Oxfordshire
|
61
|
|
933
|
Somerset
|
76
|
|
935
|
Suffolk
|
85
|
16 Jun 2006 : Column 1442W
|
936
|
Surrey
|
44
|
|
937
|
Warwickshire
|
17
|
|
938
|
West Sussex
|
37
|
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.
(2) Provisional data—returns from six primary schools are known to be outstanding. No estimate has been made for missing data.
(3) Based on the full-time equivalent number of pupils. Part-time pupils are counted as 0.5.
(4) Provisional
Source:
Schools’ Census
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