§ 24. Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland students were successful in obtaining places in(a) Queen's university and (b) the university of Ulster for the academic courses commencing 1990; and how many unsuccessful applicants have been accepted into courses in universities, polytechnics and so on, in Great Britain commencing in the current year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyProvisional figures for the 1990–91 academic year show that the number of Northern Ireland students who obtained places in Northern Ireland universities was as follows:
number Queen's University 3,600 University of Ulster 4,944 Information is not available on the destinations of applicants who were unsuccessful in gaining a place in Northern Ireland universities.