HC Deb 23 November 1960 vol 630 cc114-5W
Dr. A. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number of students from each of the territories under United Kingdom Administration who are studying technical or scientific subjects in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Iain Macleod

I attach a table. In addition to the numbers shown, many of the 1,150 students taking courses for the Ordinary and Advanced level examinations of the General Certificate of Education in the United Kingdom will

Territory* Agriculture Architecture, Building and Surveying Dentistry Engineering and Technology Medicine and Pharmacy Pure Science Town Planning Mining Total
Aden 9 1 26 16 5 57
Bahamas 1 1 4 6
Bermuda 1 1 2
Brunei 4 4
Falklands 1 1
Fiji 2 2 4
Gambia 1 3 1 5 3 13
Gibraltar 1 4 1 6
Hong Kong 1 56 5 295 94 35 1 487
Kenya 25 18 5 91 105 34 1 279
Malta 7 3 3 8 12 9 42
Mauritius 2 6 3 17 54 27 109
North Borneo 2 2
Sarawak 3 1 3 7
Seychelles 1 1 2 1 5
Singapore 2 42 4 77 38 7 1 171
Sierra Leone 6 11 4 47 31 23 5 127
Tanganyika 5 25 30 52 1 113
Uganda 25 22 5 119 62 22 1 256
West Indies 18 54 12 121 193 65 1 6 470
Zanzibar 4 8 24 30 2 1 69
TOTALS 96 263 43 867 708 235 5 13 2,230
* Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland figures not included.