§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated cost of providing education for European Community students in Northern Ireland in(a) the current academic year and (b) each of the last three years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyIt is not possible to disaggregate such overall costs.
The cost of remitting the tuition fees of eligible European students for the previous three years was:
Year Amount £ 1988–89 702,650 1987–88 418,000 1986–87 216,000 Current year figures are not yet available.