HL Deb 12 April 1976 vol 369 cc2022-3WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What number of places under what programmes have been made available to Rhodesian African students at the University of Salisbury, other Commonwealth universities and institutions of higher and further education in the United Kingdom respectively in the academic years 1974–75 and 1975–76; what number of places will be made available under each of such headings in the academic year 1976–77: and whether in each case they will give the cost of the programme.

Baroness LLEWELYN-DAVIES of HASTOE

Her Majesty's Government's programme for assisting Rhodesian

Africans to obtain education after the stage of "O" level at the institutions concerned caters for the following numbers

UNIVERSTITY OF RHODESIA IN SALISBURY
1974-75 1975-76 (actual) 1976-77 (proposed)
Awards continuing from previous years Nil Nil 43
New Awards Nil 70* 200
Totals Nil 70 243
Estimated cost Nil £52,500 £250,000
OTHER COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTIONS
1974-75 1975-76 (actual) 1976-77 (proposed)
Awards continuing from previous years Nil Nil 54
New Awards Nil 61 126
Totals Nil 61 180
Estimated cost Nil £65,000 £175,000
INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
1974-75 (actual) 1975-76 (actual) 1976-77 (proposed)
Awards continuing from previous years 97 287 950
New Awards 388 773 150
Totals 485 1,060 1,100
Cost £482,657 £1,658,000 (estimated) £2,368,000 (estimated)
Other governments, including some of the Commonwealth, have their own programmes.
*About 27 are not expected to proceed to their second year of study.
†This is the number for which Her Majesty's Government has guaranteed support. Other governments may in fact fund a few of them.
About 7 are not expected to proceed to their second year of study.