§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from overseas began postgraduate courses at United Kingdom universities and polytechnics in 1980; and what was the corresponding figure for the beginning of the academic year 1979–80.
§ Dr. BoysonThe provisional number of overseas undergraduate entrants to universities in the United Kingdom in October 1980 was 6.5 thousand. The corresponding figure that was available in October was 7.1 thousand. Information in respect of the polytechnics is not yet available for 1980. In 1979 the number of overseas undergraduate entrants to first degree courses in them was 2.4 thousand.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from overseas began degree courses at British universities and polytechnics during 1980; and what was the corresponding figure for the beginning of the academic year 1979–80.
§ Dr. BoysonThe provisional number of overseas postgraduate entrants to universities in the United Kingdom in October 1980 was 8.4 thousand. The corresponding figure that was available in October was 9.5 thousand. Information in respect of the polytechnics is not yet available for 1980. In 1979 the number of overseas postgraduate entrants to them was 0.6 thousand.