HC Deb 16 February 1988 vol 127 cc576-7W
27. Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to meet the University Grants Committee to discuss the future of the Scottish universities; and if he will make a statement.

41. Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to meet the University Grants Committee to discuss the future of Scottish universities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 19 January, at column 625, to the hon. Members for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish) and Kirkaldy (Dr. Moonie).

33. Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent he has considered the impact of his new funding proposals on the Scottish universities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

Our policies for the universities, including the relevant provisions in the Education Reform Bill, apply to universities in Scotland is exactly the same way as to those in England and Wales.

42. Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied that admission procedures to Scottish universities do not discriminate against(a) pupils from state schools and (b) disabled applicants.

Mr. Jackson

Universities are autonomous institutions. Matters relating to the admission of students are, within the law, entirely for them.

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to reverse the declining number of Scots-domiciled undergraduates entering Scottish universities.

Mr. Jackson

Universities are autonomous institutions. Matters relating to the admission of students are, within the law, entirely for them.

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in theOfficial Report the numbers and countries of origin of undergraduates, other than Scots-domiciled undergraduates, who entered Scottish universities in each of the past five years.

Mr. Jackson

The maximum disaggregation of student domicile in Scottish universities from the available information is as follows:

Academic year 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Scotland 8,245 7,969 8,102 7,682 7,864
England and Wales 1,924 1,946 2,051 2,261 2,272
Northern Ireland 232 269 242 320 318
Overseas 998 1,299 1,341 1,802 1,857
Total 11,399 11,483 11,736 12,065 12,311