HC Deb 04 December 1968 vol 774 cc509-10W
Mr. Henry Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students from the Republic of Ireland are studying, with the assistance of public funds, at universities in the United Kingdom; and how many United Kingdom students are studying, with the assistance of public funds, at universities in the Republic of Ireland.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

There were 171 such students on full-time or “sandwich” courses in the United Kingdom universities in 1967–68. Details of awards are not available, nor are details of United Kingdom students studying at universities in the Republic of Ireland.