§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many students (a) studying at Scottish institutions and (b) domiciled in Scotland and studying in English institutions, were allocated places under the postgraduate students' allowance scheme for the years 1977–78 to 1982–83.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe number of students, ordinarily resident in Scotland, who were offered awards under the postgraduate students' allowance scheme to begin courses, and who took up places on such courses from 1977–78 is as follows:
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Academic session 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 (a) at educational establishments in Scotland: (i) teacher training 1,296 1,362 1,687 1,437 1,106 (ii) other courses 1,209 1,317 1,391 1,700 1,529 (b) at educational establishments in England and Wales: (i) teacher training 130 150 162 180 156 (ii) other courses 276 267 277 306 202 Comparable figures for the 1982–83 academic session are not yet available.