§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from African countries completed either degree courses in agriculture or courses towards a national diploma in agriculture at British universities or colleges in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. PrenticeThis information is, I regret, not available. The numbers of students from African countries who were enrolled for full-time study in agriculture and forestry at universities and university colleges in the United Kingdom at the beginning of each of the last four academic years are as follows:
First degree Postgraduate 1961–62 115 41 1962–63 126 69 1963–64 107 77 1964–65 91 81 These figures include students in all years of course.
In addition, a small number of African students (24 in 1964–65) are studying for the national diploma in agriculture at agricultural colleges and other further education establishments. This does not include those who study for other national diplomas in agricultural subjects, namely dairying, horticulture, poultry-keeping agricultural engineering, forestry and beekeeping.