§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students with English qualifications are presently studying at each of the Scottish universities.
§ Mr. MulleyI regret that this information could not be provided without disproportionate cost. The numbers of full-time and sandwich students at each Scottish university in 1973–74 whose country of domicile was England and Wales were as follows:
Aberdeen 1,199 Dundee 1,174 Edinburgh 1,912 Glasgow 731 Heriot-Watt 237 St. Andrews 1,069 Stirling 462 Strathclyde 374
§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the total intake of medical students to the Scottish universities over each of the last 10 years is (a) from outside Scotland and (b) from outside the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MulleyThe percentage of overseas students in the total intake to medical schools in Scotland for each year of the past 10 years is given below, but I regret 765W that the first part of the Question could be answered only at disproportionate cost.
Academic Year Percentage of Overseas Students 1965–66 9.1 1966–67 6.6 1967–68 6.5 1968–69 6.8 1969–70 4.8 1970–71 4.7 1971–72 3.5 1972–73 2.3 1973–74 2.5 1974–75 2.5
§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from the developing countries are presently studying at each of the Scottish universities.
§ Mr. MulleyThis information is not available. The figures for 1974–75 were as follows:
Aberdeen 176 Dundee 139 Edinburgh 316 Glasgow 302 Heriot Watt 178 St. Andrew's 83 Stirling 46 Strathclyde 673