HC Deb 30 April 1981 vol 3 cc447-8W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish, in addition to the information provided in his Department's "Statistical Bulletin 4/81: Enrolments of Overseas Students", a breakdown by country of origin of overseas students enrolled on further and higher education courses in 1980–81.

Dr. Boyson

Some provisional information in respect of the main countries of origin of overseas students in the current academic year was provided in the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) on 14 April.—[Vol. 3, c.121.]

The Baroness Young gave an undertaking in the other place on 19 February that the Department would publish more information than that provided in statistical bulletin 4/81 when the final figures for the current year become available. The Department plans to publish a further

(2) how many and what percentage of all 16 to 19-yearolds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses;

(3) how many and what percentage of all 16-year-olds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses;

(4) how many and what percentage of all 18-year-olds were, in January 1980 (a) in full-time education in schools, (b) in full-time non-advanced further education, (c) in part-time day non-advanced further education, (d) in advanced education, (e) in employment and not receiving part-time day non-advanced education, (f) registered unemployed and (g) on youth opportunities programme courses.

Dr. Boyson

The pattern of education and training for young people in the 16 to 19* age group, by individual years, during the academic year 1979–80 was as follows:

statistical bulletin which will include information on overseas students in 1980–81 by country of origin when the final figures have been analysed.

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