HC Deb 27 June 1991 vol 193 cc546-7W
Mr. Watson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for academic year 1990–91(a) the number of students from Scotland in receipt of grants to attend universities or colleges in England and Wales and (b) the number of students not domiciled in Scotland attending Scottish universities and colleges; and what percentage of the total that figure represents.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The latest available figures for the number of undergraduate students attending Scottish universities and colleges who are not domiciled in Scotland are for academic year 1989–90. These are set out in the table.

Attending universities and colleges in Scotland Not domiciled in Scotland Percentage
Universities 44,094 14,601 33
Colleges 36,825 2,581 7
80,919 17,182 21

In academic year 1989–90, the number of undergraduate students domiciled in Scotland who were in receipt of grants to attend universities and colleges in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was 4,338. Provisional figures for academic year 1990–91 indicate that this figure will rise to 4,555.

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