Written question asked by Boris Johnson (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 July 2007. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 17 September 2007 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Students: Science

Question: (2) what estimate he has made of how many and what percentage of (a) female and (b) male students went into (i) UK graduate level employment, (ii) UK non-graduate level employment, (iii) employment overseas, (iv) a combination of employment and study and (v) further study in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: The available information on full-time graduates is given in tables which have been placed in the Library. The figures have been taken from the higher education leavers survey which is carried out annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Up to and including 2001-02 this was the First Destination Supplement (FDS). From 2002/03, this was replaced by a new survey called the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DHLE). In addition to this, a new classification for recording subject of study was introduced in 2002-03. Hence, figures from 2003/03 onwards are not comparable to earlier years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 150158; 463 c2180W
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 07/2031
Monday, 17 September 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Employment Graduates Students Science Postgraduate education
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