§ 20. Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overseas students are at present in (a) United Kingdom universities and (b) other areas of higher education.
§ 21. Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overseas students he expects will be being educated in United Kingdom institutions of higher and further education in the next five years.
§ Dr. BoysonIn 1978–79 the latest year for which information is available, there were in Great Britain 36,500 overseas students in universities and almost 22,000 on advanced courses in maintained, assisted and grant-aided establishments of further education. I cannot at this stage predict how many overseas students are likely to attend United Kingdom institutions of higher and further education in the next five years.