HC Deb 16 December 1999 vol 341 cc282-3W
Mr. Hilary Benn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what support is available from his Department for adult students from Northern Ireland to attend(a) Ruskin College, Oxford and (b) other institutions; and if he will make a statement; [102681]

(2) if adult students from Northern Ireland are eligible for adult education bursaries in higher education; and if he will make a statement. [102680]

Mr. Mandelson

Responsibility for this subject has been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and is therefore no longer a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.