HC Deb 16 December 1981 vol 15 cc139-40W
Mr. McElhone

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of overseas students who have enrolled in universities and colleges of education in Scotland in the years 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The enrolment of students at the universities is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science. The number of overseas students who enrolled in colleges of education in Scotland in the relevant academic sessions was:

Number
1979–80 364
1980–81 285
1981–82 *202
*To date.