HC Deb 23 February 1967 vol 741 cc1942-3
27. Mr. Robert Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the number and percentage of all overseas students at British universities coming from Europe, Commonwealth countries, the United States of America, and other countries, respectively.

28. Mr. Robert Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the number and percentage of Commonwealth students at British universities coming from advanced countries within the Commonwealth and underdeveloped countries within the Commonwealth respectively.

Mr. Crosland

As the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, publish it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Davies

Will my right hon. Friend confirm that about half the overseas students at British universities come from the Commonwealth, that about 50 per cent. of those students receive grants, and that about 50 per cent. of the Commonwealth students from under-developed countries have no grant? Are those facts not serious?

THE FOLLOWING FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FULL-TIME OVERSEAS STUDENTS IN THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES AT BRITISH UNIVERSITIES IN 1965–66 ARE DERIVED FROM THE LATEST PUBLISHED INFORMATION
1—GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
W. Europe Commonwealth United States of America Other Total
Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
1,873 11.5 9,081 56 1,643 10 3,659 22.5 16,256 100

These are estimated figures.

3—IN 1965–66, 10,890 OVERSEAS STUDENTS AT BRITISH UNIVERSITIES (67 PER CENT.) CAME FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
4—ANALYSIS BY METHOD OF SUPPORT
U.K. public funds Other U.K. funds including university awards Governments of developing countries Other Overseas governments and sources Privately financed (No award or otherwise sponsored) Total
Number … … 2,189 970 2,415 1,906 8,776 16,256
Percentage … … 13.5 6.0 14.8 11.7 54.0 100