Following an interesting idea on twitter from @edjeff linked to this post from Left Foot Forward, I thought it might be quite interesting to see exactly how many of the Cabinet have degrees or higher qualifications from faculties that fall outside of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics deemed socially useful enough to continue to receive funding. All other degrees will from now on not be funded by teaching grants but by student fees. Therefore this Government deems these degrees to be of no wider social use.

So here is a list of Cabinet members, their degrees and the faculties they fall under:

1. David Cameron – Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
2. Nick Clegg – MA in Anthropology – Humanities & Social Science
3. William Hague – Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
4. George Osborn – MA in Modern History – Humanities
5. Ken Clarke – Law – Humanities & Social Sciences
6. Theresa May – Geography – Social Sciences
7. Liam Fox – Medicine – Medicine
8. Vince Cable – Natural Science and Economics – Science/Arts
9. Ian Duncan Smith – attended Sandhurst
10. Chris Huhne – Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
11. Andrew Lansley – Politics -Social Sciences
12. Michael Gove – English – Humanities
13. Eric Pickles – Law Society Qualifications – Business & Law
14. Philip Hammond – MA Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
15. Caroline Spelman – European Studies – Humanities & Social Sciences
16. Andrew Mitchell – History – Humanities & Social Sciences
17. Owen Paterson – History – Humanities & Social Sciences
18. Danny Alexander – Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
19. Cheryl Gillan – College of Law – Law
20. Jeremy Hunt – Politics, Philosophy & Economics – Social Sciences
21. Michael Moore – Politics & Modern History – Humanities & Social Sciences
22. Baroness Warsi – Law – Education, Social Sciences & Law
23. Francis Maude – History – Humanities & Social Science
24. Oliver Letwin – Degree from Trinity not listed.

Being generous in the cases of Oliver Letwin and Iain Duncan Smith, I make that 20.5 out of 24 or 84%.

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