HC Deb 29 March 1988 vol 130 cc395-6W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a table showing the number of British students who have studied at universities in China in each of the last five years; and what subjects such students have been studying.

Mr. Jackson

The readily available information is drawn mainly from the UNESCO statistical yearbook; subject of study is not recorded in this source.

Year Number of Students
1981 54
1982 45
11983 60
11984 72
11985 65
1 Data refer to full-time students.