§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Republic of Ireland residents have obtained places in undergraduate courses in universities and colleges in Scotland in the last five years for which figures are available; and what has been the estimated cost to the Exchequer.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe numbers of undergraduate students from the Republic of Ireland in universities and colleges in Scotland in the last five years and the estimated cost to the Exchequer are given in the following table:
Students from the Republic of Ireland on Undergraduate Courses in Scotland Number of Students Estimated cost to Exchequer in that year £ 1980–81 13 36,000 1981–82 16 46,000 1982–83 17 58,000 1983–84 14 49,000 1984–85 14 52,000