§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many overseas students are learning in UK further education colleges; and what target was set in 1999. [122284]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonLatest figures for 2001/02 show there were 47,786 non-European Union international students and 13,100 European Union
Numbers and proportions of vocational and academic awards at Level 3, 2001/02 Vocational Academic Centre type Number Percentage Number Percentage School 3,282 2 206,446 64 Further education college/tertiary college1 92,258 59 53,311 17 Sixth form college 2,638 2 61,078 19 Other2 57,599 37 17 0 Total 155,778 — 320,852 — 1 Includes adult education data. 2 Institutes classified as 'other' include: university or other higher education center, private training provider, local government/central Government/NHS, employer, HM Prision/Youth Offenders Institution and armed forces. Source:
NISVQ and Secondary School and College Performance Tables Database.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of people earning £800 or more per week have level 4 qualifications. [123357]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Labour Force Survey estimates that two-thirds (67 per cent.) of employees of working age in the UK with gross weekly earnings of £800 or more have a level 4 qualification or above.