§ Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if she will give the number of full-time students estimated for each of the years 1976–77 and 1977–78 in the following categories: (a) home postgraduate; financed by the Research Council or DES; self-financed; total, and (b) overseas postgraduate;
STUDENT OF FULL-TIME AND SANDWICH COURES: GREAT BRITAIN thousands 1976–77 1977–78 Self-supporting* Total Self-supporting* Total Home students— University— Postgraduate … … … 13 32 10 29 Undergraduate … … … 10 209 10 219 Further education— Advanced … … … 6 119 6 133 Non-advanced … … … 60 295 60 313 Overseas students†— University— Postgraduate … … … 14 19 14 19 Undergraduate … … … 63 15 64 15 Further education— Advanced … … … 19 19 Non-advanced … … … 31 32 * Estimated numbers of students not supported by awards from the Department of Education and Science, Scottish Education Department, the Research Councils, and the local education authorities. † In 1975–76, the latest year for which figures are available, the Ministry of Overseas Development supported some 11,000 overseas students, including 4,823 postgraduate students and 2,121 students in other courses of higher and further education. It is expected that the numbers for 1976–77 and 1977–78 will not differ significantly