Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from the Republic of Ireland are presently receiving their higher education at each of the colleges of the University of Wales; and what is the estimated contribution of his Department towards their tuition fees.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthIn academic year 1990–91 there were 177 students from the Irish Republic attending higher education courses at the university of Wales. Information as to numbers attending the university's constituent colleges is not collected centrally. In 1990–91 an estimated £220,000 was paid in fees-only mandatory awards to Irish undergraduate students attending the university of Wales.