§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Malaysian students have entered the United Kingdom in each year since 1980 for the purpose of studying; and what financial support they directly, or the Malaysian Government on their behalf, received from the Government.
§ Mr. BoswellThe following table shows the number of Malaysian students enrolled as full-time and sandwich course students at universities, polytechnics, Scottish central institutions and all other colleges maintained or assisted by local authorities or grant-aided by Education Departments in the United Kingdom. Information on independent sector further and higher education institutions is not collected centrally.
(000s) Year Number 1980 12.9 1981 9.0 1982 6.5 1983 5.5 1984 5.0 1985 6.3 1986 6.5 1987 6.8 1988 6.4 1989 7.5 1990 7.5 1991 7.9 United Kingdom Government support for Malaysian students is shown in the following table; figures are not available prior to the 1984–85 financial year.
£000s 1984–85 3,063 1985–86 2,947 1986–87 2,836 1987–88 3,158 1988–89 2,560 1989–90 2,797 1990–91 2,874 1991–92 2,913 1992–93 2,403