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44.
Mr. Neubert
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the numbers studying Russian and other Slavonic languages in schools and universities in each of the last three years.
Dr. Boyson
I regret that information on the numbers studying different subjects at school is not available. However, information is available from the examination boards in England and Wales on the total numbers passing examinations in each subject. The numbers passing Russian and other slavonic languages in the summer examinations in 1976, 1977 and 1978 were as follows:
| Russian | Other Slavonic languages | ||
| CSE: | |||
| 1976 | … | 338 | 2 |
| 1977 | … | 291 | 1 |
| 1978 | … | 380 | 1 |
| GCE O level: | |||
| 1976 | … | 2,094 | 574 |
| 1977 | … | 1,909 | 543 |
| 1978 | … | 1,798 | 544 |
| GCE A level: | |||
| 1976 | … | 513 | 144 |
| 1977 | … | 492 | 151 |
| 1978 | … | 509 | 204 |
qualification in universities in Great Britain and establishments of further education in England and Wales:
| UNIVERSITIES | |||
| Russian Languages and studies | Other Slavonic and Eastern European languages and studies | ||
| Undergraduates: | |||
| 1975–76 | … | 520 | 49 |
| 1976–77 | … | 453 | 48 |
| 1977–78 | … | 435 | 53 |
| 1978–79 | … | 452 | 61 |
| Post-graduates: | |||
| 1975–76 | … | 127 | 27 |
| 1976–77 | … | 106 | 33 |
| 1977–78 | … | 83 | 21 |
| 1978–79 | … | 85 | 25 |
| FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND (maintained, assisted and grant aided major establishments) | |||
| Russian Languages and studies | Other Slavonic and Eastern European languages and studies | ||
| Non Advanced: | |||
| 1975–76 | … | 94 | Nil |
| 1976– 77 | … | 81 | Nil |
| 1977–78 | … | 80 | Nil |
| 1978–79 | … | Not available | |
| Advance: | |||
| 1975–76 | … | 69 | Nil |
| 1976–77 | … | 91 | Nil |
| 1977–78 | … | 66 | Nil |
| 1978–79 | … | Not available | |