§ 38. Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of overseas students remained in Great Britain to the most convenient date after successfully completing their training, and how this compares with the previous three years.
§ Mrs. Shirley Williams:Statistics are not available for students in further education establishments. Figures for 398W university students are available for the years 1964–65 and 1965–66. They indicate that of all overseas students who obtained first or higher degrees in these two years, 56 per cent. and 60 per cent. respectively returned to their own countries, and an estimated 6 to 9 per cent. went to other countries overseas. The remainder are assumed to have stayed in Great Britain.