§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many applications were made in 1999 by students based in the United Kingdom for enrolment on a course in a component country of the United Kingdom in which they were not resident. [110395]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 21 February 2000]: The latest data on applicants via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Survey (UCAS) for entry in autumn 2000, based on students who had applied by 15 December 1999, are given in the table. Similar data for part-time courses are not available.
Applicants 1 for entry in 2000 by country of study and country of home domicile Country of study 2 Country of domicile England Scotland Wales N. Ireland Total England 241,707 22,347 33,815 764 298,633 Scotland 5,749 22,126 416 172 28,463 Wales 10,757 713 10,342 37 21,849 N. Ireland 6,622 5,687 814 11,555 24,678 Total 264,835 50,873 45,387 12,528 373,623 1 The number of applicants who applied by 15 December 1999. 2 Applicants are counted once for each county to which they apply i.e. a student who applied to one or more courses in England and one or more courses in Scotland will be counted once under England and once under Scotland.
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many undergraduate students from European Union countries are currently enrolled on courses in each of the component countries of the United Kingdom. [110372]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 21 February 2000]: The most recent information available is given in the table.
Students 1 from European Union countries enrolled on undergraduate courses in the United Kingdom 1998–99 Country of institution Students from the European Union 2 England 54,886 Scotland 6,262 Wales 4,139 N. Ireland 3,431 Total 68,718 1 Full-time and part-time students 2 Excluding students from the UK