§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many United Kingdom undergraduate students there are in United Kingdom universities in the current academic year; and how many she forecasts will be studying at United Kingdom universities in each of the next three years. [6550]
§ Mr. ForthWe do not yet have comprehensive figures on the number of undergraduate students in the United Kingdom in the current academic year. Our best estimate is based on the November 1995 Budget projection, which took account of latest data available from the universities and colleges admissions services—UCAS—and from local education authorities. This projects 1.119 million full-time equivalent United Kingdom domiciled undergraduate students, both full-time and part-time, in United Kingdom institutions in the current academic year.
The projected numbers for the three subsequent academic years are 1.112 million, 1.116 million and 1.138 million.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many undergraduate students in United Kingdom universities are(a) from the United Kingdom, (b) from other European Union countries, and (c) from other countries. [6548]
§ Mr. ForthFigures for the academic year 1994–95 show that as at 31 December 1994 there were 1,213,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students in UK higher education institutions, including the Open University, of whom 92 per cent. were domiciled in the UK, 4 per cent. were from other European Union countries and 4 per cent. were from other countries.