§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of foreign students who have entered British universities for each year since 1985.
Mr. JacksonThe numbers of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate overseas domiciled new entrants at British universities were as follows:
Academic year beginning Number 1985 23,219 1986 24,809 1987 24,909 1988 26,856 Source: Universities' Statistical Record.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the income to British universities from foreign students for the past five years.
Mr. JacksonBritish universities' fee income from mainly non-EC overseas full-time students in 1988–89 is as follows:
Academic Year £ million 1983–84 92.40 1984–85 104.45 1985–86 124.56 1986–87 142.16 1987–88 156.51 11988–89 171.20 1Provisional