§ Mr. Colvinasked the Lord Privy Seal what has been the total annual value of bursaries and scholarships awarded by his Department to overseas students coming to the United Kingdom from the financial year 1970–71 until the present; and if he will give estimates where actual figures are not available.
§ Mr. Luce:British aid statistics are prepared and published on a calendar year basis. The costs of training in Britain under the programme of the Overseas Development Administration and its predecessors are:
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Year £million 1970 7.094 1971 6.827 1972 7.776 In addition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has provided grants to the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission for the provision of university scholarships tenable in the United Kingdom by American graduates as follows:
Year million 1973 9.466 1974 10.421 1975 14.614 1976 16.794 1977 18.115 1978 19.916 1979 30.317 1980 43.602 1981 (Est.) 43.000
Year £ 1970–71 72,943 1971–72 84,849 1972–73 103,142 1973–74 112,197 1974–75 134,126 1975–76 177,479 1976–77 200,974 1977–78 252,117 1978–79 288,736 1979–80 340,889 1980–81 445,633