§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of postgraduate awards provided to Northern Ireland students over the past seven years.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 22 December 1988]: Postgraduate awards are made by the Department of Education and by education and library boards. The information is as follows:
DENI awards Type of Award Academic Year Number of Awards given Postgraduate Teacher Training 1982–83 188 1983–84 197 1984–85 208 1985–86 213 1986–87 215 1987–88 265 1988–89 345 Postgraduate studentships 1982–83 240 1983–84 291 1984–85 311 1985–86 307 1986–87 311 1987–88 311 1988–89 313 Postgraduate Bursaries 1982–83 145 1983–84 136 1984–85 131 1985–86 133 1986–87 133 1987–88 133 1988–89 133 688W
Education and Library Boards Type of award and name of board Academic year Number of awards given Postgraduate Discretionary Awards Belfast Education and Library Board 1982–83 52 1983–84 45 1984–85 84 1985–86 38 1986–87 100 1987–88 88 1988–89 88 South-Eastern Education and Library Board 1982–83 67 1983–84 54 1984–85 76 1985–86 52 1986–87 50 1987–88 63 1988–89 67 North-Eastern Education and Library Board 1982–83 67 1983–84 66 1984–85 90 1985–86 74 1986–87 84 1987–88 79 1988–89 179
Type of award and name of board Academic year Number of awards given Southern Education and Library Board 1982–83 60 1983–84 35 1984–85 65 1985–86 68 1986–87 79 1987–88 62 1988–89 87 Western Education and Library Board 1982–83 Not available 1983–84 49 1984–85 49 1985–86 79 1986–87 56 1987–88 63 1988–89 163 1 Estimate.