§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the extra cost to public funds if students from dependent territories were charged fees at the home students' rate rather than at the proposed overseas students' rate; and if he will list the numbers and costs from each dependent territory at the different level of courses undertaken.
§ Dr. BoysonThe extra cost to public funds of charging students from each dependent territory fees at the home rate is shown below: 269W
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Territory Level of course Student numbers 1978–79 Public expenditure cost (November 1978 price levels) £ Belize … Postgraduate … 9 Undergraduate … 2 Advanced Further Education … 11 Non-Advanced Further Education … 1 Total … 23 32,300 Bermuda … Postgraduate … 5 Undergraduate… … 12 Advanced Further Education … 16 Non-Advanced Further Education … 10 Total … 43 58,200 British Virgin Islam … Postgraduate … 4 Undergraduate … — Advanced Further Education … 1 Non-Advanced Further Education … — Total … 5 7,400 Brunei … Postgraduate … 37 Undergraduate … 126 Advanced Further Education … 283 Non-Advanced Further Education … 233 Total … 679 852,100 Cayman Islands … Postgraduate … 4 Undergraduate … — Advanced Further Education … 4 Non-Advanced Further Education … — Total … 8 11,300 Falkland Islands; … Postgraduate … 1 Undergraduate … 1 Advanced Further Education … — Non-Advanced Further Education … — Total … 2 3,200 Hong Kong … Postgraduate … 400 Undergraduate … 1,210 Advanced Further Education … 780 Non-Advanced Further Education … 2,723 Total … 5,113 6,200,000 Montserrat … Postgraduate … 1 Undergraduate … — Advanced Further Education … — Non-Advanced Further Education … 2 Total … 3 3,300 St. Helena … Postgraduate … — Undergraduate … — Advanced Further Education … 3 Non-Advanced Further Education … 5 Total … 8 8,400
Territory Level of course Student numbers 1978–79 Public expenditure cost (November 1978 price levels) £ St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla … Postgraduate … 2 Undergraduate … 3 Advanced Further Education … 4 Non-Advanced Further Education … 3 Total … 12 16,100 Turks and Caicos … Postgraduate … 1 Undergraduate … — Advanced Further Education … 1 Non-Advanced Further Education … — Total … 2 2,800 Total of the above … 5,900 7,210,800 In addition there are: Gibraltar (included in the concession to students from EEC countries). New Hebrides (to become independent). Notes: 1. The costs shown are those which would ultimately be borne in a full academic year after the period of transition which allows overseas students in mid-course to pay the subsidised overseas rates of fee. 2. The extra cost to public funds is calculated on the basis of average costs applied to the number of overseas students allowed for in public expenditure. 3. The calculations are based on the number of overseas students enrolled in 1978–79.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what official representations he has received from other Governments concerning their intention to charge full cost fees on overseas students.
§ Dr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend has received official representations about the fees policy for overseas students from the Governments of Alberta Cyprus, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Portugal, Thailand and the United States of America. He has also received representations from the Commonwealth Secretary General following a meeting of Commonwealth high commissioners.