§ Mrs. Shirley Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many Commonwealth students are
1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 Universities (Great Britain) … … … 7,157 7,546 7,544 7,870 Further Education (England and Wales): advanced courses … … … … 3,609 3,813 4,365 4,817 other courses … … … … … 4,967 5,507 5,530 6,098 Central Institutions (Scotland)*: advanced courses … … … … 300 530 458 156† other courses … … … … … 63 51 Teacher Training Colleges (England and Wales) 450‡ 463 458 469 Teacher Training (Scotland) … … … 122 133 149 127 Total … … … … 16,605 17,992 18,567 19,588 * The number of oversea students in Scottish "Further Education Centres" is not known. † The sudden decline of numbers is explained by the granting of university status, in 1964, to two Central Institutions (Royal College of Science and Technology and Scottish College of Commerce). ‡ Estimated.