§ Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what is the number of students from each Commonwealth territory who are studying technical or scientific subjects in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. SandysComprehensive statistics are not available to show the total number
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—— Agriculture and Forestry Dentistry Medicine Pure Science Technology Veterinary Science Total Australia … 8 11 94 67 36 3 219 Canada … 1 2 55 85 77 — 220 Ceylon … 7 11 71 35 27 4 155 Ghana … 23 20 121 16 28 8 216 India … 28 8 161 205 659 6 1,067 Malaya … 16 8 76 20 74 3 197 New Zealand … 4 4 25 36 7 2 78 Nigeria … 28 18 209 72 130 22 479 Pakistan … 9 — 60 90 109 2 270 South Africa … 5 27 70 61 56 5 224 TOTAL … 129 109 942 687 1,203 55 3,125 have included science among their subjects of study, but it is not possible to give the exact number.
of students from Member Countries of the Commonwealth who are studying technical and scientific subjects in the United Kingdom. The number of such students who were enrolled for full-time study or full-time research at universities in the United Kingdom in 1959–60 (the latest year for which detailed figures are so far available) and the subjects which they were studying, were, however, as follows:
117WThe comparable figures for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland were: Agriculture and Forestry 8: Dentistry 1: Medicine 33: Pure Science 19: Technology 14: Veterinary Science 11: Total 86. For the High Commission Territories the figures were: Basutoland, Agriculture 1: Medicine 2: Technology 1: Veterinary Science 2: Total 6: Swaziland, Medicine 1: Total 1.
2. Figures are also available showing the number of students from Member Countries of the Commonwealth, from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and from the three High Commission Territories, who were enrolled in United Kingdom Technical Colleges in the academic year 1959–60. These are given below:
Australia 52 Canada 57 Ceylon 171 Ghana 761 India 1,154 Malaya 428 New Zealand 17 Nigeria 1,587 Pakistan 415 South Africa 182 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 122 High Commission Territories Basutoland 8 Bechuanaland 5 Swaziland 2 It should be noted that although the majority of students at Technical Colleges take courses in technical subjects, the Colleges are institutions of higher education. The figures given therefore include a proportion of students who are taking courses in general subjects.
3. In addition many of the approximately 2,000 students from Member Countries of the Commonwealth from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and from the three High Commission Territories studying in private colleges in 1959–60, and of the approximately 830 students in our Teacher Training Colleges, will have included science among their subjects of study, but it is not possible to give the exact number.