HC Deb 29 April 1985 vol 78 cc3-4W
Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many nationals of each member state of the European Communities have applied for, and how many have received, awards from public funds for the purposes of postgraduate study in the United Kingdom by virtue of article 7 of Council regulation (EEC) No. 1612/68, by year and award-making body.

Sir Keith Joseph

The information is not available.

Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many persons granted asylum in the United Kingdom, with or without refugee status, have received awards from public funds for the purpose of postgraduate study in the United Kingdom, by year and award-making body.

Sir Keith Joseph

The information is not available.

Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which of the bodies in the United Kingdom which make awards from public funds to postgraduate students pay no older students' allowance.

Sir Keith Joseph

This allowance is not paid to students under the state studentships scheme administered on my behalf by the British Academy. Nor, I understand, is it paid by the Scottish Education Department nor by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland under their studentship schemes.

Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which of the bodies in the United Kingdom which make awards from public funds to postgraduate students pay no postgraduate experience allowance.

Sir Keith Joseph

This allowance is not paid by the Department, nor by the Scottish Education Department nor the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.