HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 c807W
Mr. Byers

To 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. Boswell

The 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