Postgraduate Students (Hansard, 18 December 1989)

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the courses which applied for acceptance under the postgraduate students allowances scheme in 1989–90, indicating which were successful.

§ Mr. Lang
The details the hon. Member requires will take some time to assemble and I shall write to him as soon as possible.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of students on post-graduate courses at Scottish universities and central institutions have been(a) Scottish, (b) from the the rest of the United Kingdom and (c) from overseas, in every year since 1979.

§ Mr. Lang
The percentages are given in the table.

Place of domicile

Session Scotland Rest of United Kingdom Overseas

1979–80 47 18 35

1980–81 52 17 31

1981–82 53 16 30

1982–83 51 18 31

1983–84 51 18 31

1984–85 50 19 32

1985–86 48 19 33

1986–87 45 19 36

1987–88 46 18 36

1988–89 44 19 36

Notes:
1. The figures relate to full-time courses.
2. In 1979–80 only university courses are covered.
3. The percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.

	Place of domicile
Session	Scotland	Rest of United Kingdom	Overseas
1979–80	47	18	35
1980–81	52	17	31
1981–82	53	16	30
1982–83	51	18	31
1983–84	51	18	31
1984–85	50	19	32
1985–86	48	19	33
1986–87	45	19	36
1987–88	46	18	36
1988–89	44	19	36