§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many courses in higher education were discontinued between 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. WaldegraveSince November 1982 my right hon. Friend has withdrawn approval from 67 courses of higher education in the public sector in England because they either failed to recruit the specified minimum number of students, or could not meet the requirements of validating bodies. A number of other courses were discontinued upon replacement by new courses: the number is not available. Universities are free to determine their own course provision and no information is readily available on changes in the past year.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek to obtain and publish a comparative list of course fees for (a) home and (b) foreign students charged by universities in the United Kingdom, EEC countries such as France and Germany, and the United States.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn 1981–82 (the latest year available) university tuition fees in the countries mentioned were:
Great Britain Home and EC students: Undergraduate £900 Postgraduate £1,320 Non-EC overseas students: Students who enrolled before 1 September 1980 Undergraduate £1,389 Postgraduate £1,803 Students who enrolled on or after 1 September 1980 Full cost subject to a minima of Arts £2,500 Science £3,600 Clinical medicine, dentistry and veterinary science £6,000 Northern Ireland Home and EC students (also non-EC overseas students who enrolled before 1981/ 82) Undergraduate £900 Postgraduate £1,320 Non-EC overseas students who enrolled in 1981/82 Full cost, viz Undergraduate £1,500–£4,500 Postgraduate £1,800–£1,803 France All students Nil Germany All students Nil United States of America Private institutions: All students $US 4,500–7,500 State institutions: In-state students two year colleges $US 469 (average) four year colleges $US819 (average) Out-state students (US and foreign) In-state fees plus a supplement of up to $US 3,000 Source: France, Germany and United States of America: "A Policy for Overseas Students" (1982) published by The Overseas Students Trust.