HC Deb 09 November 1983 vol 48 cc135-6W
Mr. Alton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overseas students attended courses at the following universities in 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983, respectively: Manchester. York, Nottingham, Hull, Salford, Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Kent, Cambridge, Oxford, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Lancaster, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, London, Keele, Exeter, Southampton, Essex, East Anglia and Liverpool; and what were their countries of origin.

Mr. Brooke

The total numbers of full-time students for the period 1980–81 to 1982–83 who were domiciled overseas are as follows. For earlier years, similar information—but identifying students on the basis of fees charged—was published in table 17 of the annual publication "Statistics of Education, Volume 6," copies of which are in the Library.

Universities 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
Manchester *1,272 *1,250 *1,123
York 172 178 159
Nottingham 481 504 501
Hull 425 360 327
Salford 697 618 691
Aston 798 782 651
Birmingham 1,048 976 822
Leicester 258 230 195
Kent 609 647 638
Cambridge 1,040 1,041 1,074
Oxford 1,364 1,248 1,272
Leeds 1,455 1,340 1,195
Sheffield 902 648 563
Newcastle 1,012 1,024 969
Lancaster 424 375 378
Aberystwyth 183 196 208
Bangor 291 235 189
Cardiff 851 881 850
London †7,708 †7,821 †7,559
Keele 151 153 185
Exeter 301 312 301
Southampton 570 547 522
Essex 724 784 781
East Anglia 421 387 393
Liverpool 671 636 503

Notes:

* Excluding students at the Manchester Business School and the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

†Excluding students at the London Graduate School of Business Studies.

Information about students analysed by countries of domicile and individual universities is not available.