§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish, in addition to the information provided in his Department's "Statistical Bulletin 4/81: Enrolments of Overseas Students", a breakdown by country of origin of overseas students enrolled on further and higher education courses in 1980–81.
§ Dr. BoysonSome provisional information in respect of the main countries of origin of overseas students in the current academic year was provided in the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) on 14 April.—[Vol. 3, c.121.]
The Baroness Young gave an undertaking in the other place on 19 February that the Department would publish more information than that provided in statistical bulletin 4/81 when the final figures for the current year become available. The Department plans to publish a further
448W(2) how many and what percentage of all 16 to 19-yearolds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses;
(3) how many and what percentage of all 16-year-olds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses;
(4) how many and what percentage of all 18-year-olds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses.
§ Dr. BoysonThe pattern of education and training for young people in the 16 to 19* age group, by individual years, during the academic year 1979–80 was as follows:
statistical bulletin which will include information on overseas students in 1980–81 by country of origin when the final figures have been analysed.