§ 27. Dr. Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many Libyan nationals have been enrolled in British colleges in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeInformation on students' nationality is not collected centrally. However, the numbers of students domiciled in Libya who attended full-time and sandwich courses at major establishments of further education in Great Britain were as follows:
Numbers 1979–80 734 1980–81 565 1981–82 561 1982–83 734
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the students currently attending courses at institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom are Libyan nationals.
§ Mr. Brooke250 Libyan nationals studied at universities in Great Britain during the academic year 1982–83, the latest year for which information is available. The available information in respect of public sector higher education in Great Britain relates only to those domiciled in Libya. In 1982–83, there were 224 such students.