asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek powers to require that only lead-free or low-lead paint is used for apparatus in school playgrounds; and if he will make a statement.
No. DOE circular 22/82 "Lead in the Environment" stated that it was undesirable and unnecessary to use high lead paint on surfaces accessible to children, and advised local authorities to specify low-lead paint for schools, parks and recreation grounds. Last year the local authorities management services and computer committee (LAMSAC) made more detailed recommendations to local authorities to specify paint with a lead content no higher than the maximum permitted
| Total numbers of 1st degrees awarded Great Britain | ||||||||||
| Thousands | ||||||||||
| Actual | Projected | |||||||||
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | |
| All Subjects | 86·6 | 93·1 | 95·8 | 97·8 | 102·2 | 108·7 | 107·3 | 107·5 | 106·0 | 105·9 |
| Education | 4·1 | 4·6 | 4·8 | 4·7 | 5·2 | 6·1 | 6·7 | 6·7 | 6·8 | 6·9 |
| Medicine | 5·9 | 6·0 | 5·9 | 6·2 | 6·4 | 6·5 | 6·5 | 6·1 | 6·0 | 6·1 |
| Engineering and Technology | 13·0 | 13·8 | 14·2 | 14·4 | 14·6 | 15·2 | 15·2 | 15·4 | 15·7 | 15·9 |
| Agriculture | 1·2 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·4 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·2 | 1·2 |
| Maths and Science | 17·0 | 17·5 | 19·0 | 19·7 | 20·4 | 22·2 | 21·8 | 21·7 | 21·9 | 22·1 |
| Social Sciences | 24·0 | 24·1 | 25·1 | 25·9 | 27·1 | 28·4 | 27·3 | 27·7 | 27·1 | 26·8 |
| Architecture and Professional Studies | 1·9 | 3·0 | 2·8 | 2·7 | 3·1 | 3·4 | 3·6 | 3·7 | 3·7 | 3·8 |
| Languages | 8·9 | 9·4 | 9·9 | 10·0 | 10·2 | 10·4 | 9·9 | 9·8 | 9·5 | 9·5 |
| Other and Creative Arts | 10·7 | 13·4 | 12·7 | 12·8 | 13·7 | 15·2 | 15·1 | 15·0 | 14·1 | 13·6 |
Notes:
1. DES estimates based on data from the Universities Statistical Record and the CNAA.
2. Degrees awarded in public sector institutions but validated by Universities are excluded.