HC Deb 29 June 1950 vol 476 c256W
Mr. P. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Colonial students in the United Kingdom on 31st May whose studies were sponsored by his Department or Colonial Governments or other Government agencies; and what were the numbers of such students respectively engaged in the main branches of study.

Mr. J. Griffiths

At 31st May there were in the United Kingdom 1,484 Colonial students holding scholarships financed from Colonial Development and Welfare and Colonial Government funds, and 2,489 private students. The numbers engaged in the main branches of study are as follows: