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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what special arrangements will be made for those required to sit a maths paper for which the use of calculators is forbidden at GCSE who suffer from dyslexia or other specific difficulties.

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 1999

Reference

92728; 335 c685W;335 c687W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students enrolled in full-time higher education courses to study (a) physics and (b) mathematics in England and Wales in each of the years from 1993 to 1998. - Table given.

Asked by

Alan Campbell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 July 1999

Reference

91943; 335 c650-1W;335 c653W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many students were submitted for examination at A level in (a) mathematics, (b) physics and (c) chemistry in England and Wales in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) the latest year available; and in each case what...

Asked by

Alan W Williams (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

8 July 1999

For answer on

22 July 1999

Answered on

22 July 1999

Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students were submitted for examination at A level in (a) mathematics, (b) physics and (c) chemistry in England and Wales in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) the latest year available; and in each case what was that figure as a percentage of the total A-level entries in all subjects in that year. [91146] Mr. Mudie: The information available for GCE A-level examinations by selected subject in England and Wales is shown in the table. Number of entries at GCE A level in mathematics, physics and chemistry and, as a percentage of all entries in each year shown in England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mathematics Physics Chemistry All entries 1970 {1} Number of entries (000s) 64.4 41.5 30.8 441.9 Percentage of all entries 14.6 9.4 7.0 -- 1980 {1} Number of entries (000s) 86.2 52.3 45.1 589.3 Percentage of all entries 14.6 8.9 7.6 -- 1992 {2} Number of entries (000s) 69.8 38.9 39.8 704.5 Percentage of all entries 9.9 5.5 5.6 -- 1998 Number of entries (000s) 67.4 32.7 40.4 760.7 Percentage of all entries 8.9 4.3 5.3 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Data are not directly comparable with figures for 1992 and 1998 due to changes in data sources. {2} Figures for 1986 to 1991 were not published in this format, so are unavailable. 1992 data are therefore provided as they are comparable to 1998 data. Source: Department for Education and Employment; National Assembly for Wales; Welsh and English Examining Boards.

Date

22 July 1999

Reference

91146; 335 c649-50W;335 c652W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what action he has taken to monitor standards in A level subjects in (a) mathematics, (b) physics, (c) chemistry and (d) other science subjects since May 1997.

Asked by

Ashok Kumar (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 April 1999

Reference

81853; 330 c104-5W

House

House of Commons

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