HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 cc104-7W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students from(a) the Irish Republic, (b) Great Britain, (c) other EC countries and (d) elsewhere were at each college of further education in Northern Ireland in the current academic year and in each

1988–89
Republic of Ireland Great Britain Other EC Elsewhere
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 30 10 6 51
North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 323 0 0 6
Fermanagh College of Further Education 78 0 0 4
Limavady College of Further Education 2 2 0 18
Omagh College of Further Education 1 0 0 0
Antrim College of Further Education 0 4 3 2
Ballymena College 0 1 2 12
Newtownabbey College of Further Education 1 0 0 6
New Technical College, Ballymoney 0 1 2 2
Coleraine Technical College 1 10 0 33
Magherafelt College of Further Education 2 0 0 1
Larne College of Further Education 0 0 0 2
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 4 0 0 0
Lisburn College of Further Education 0 7 1 8
Down College of Further Education 3 18 0 7
Newcastle College of Further Education 6 0 0 25
Castlereagh College of Further Education 1 2 1 20
North Down and Ards College of Further Education 5 0 0 7
Lurgan College of Further Education 0 0 1 5
Portadown College of Further Education 3 0 0 8
Armagh College of Further Education 3 0 0 4
Banbridge College of Further Education 1 0 0 1
East Tyrone College of Further Education 1 0 0 2
Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 79 0 2 3

Note: Figures include full-time and part-time students,

1989–90
Republic of Ireland Great Britain Other EC Elsewhere
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 45 8 18 79
North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 391 2 2 4
Fermanagh College of Further Education 85 0 1 5
Limavady College of Further Education 1 9 0 16
Omagh College of Further Education 8 0 0 2
Antrim College of Further Education 1 5 0 3
Ballymena College 0 1 0 12
Newtownabbey College of Further Education 0 0 2 11
New Technical College, Ballymoney 0 0 0 2
Coleraine Technical College 20 5 0 19
Magherafelt College of Further Education 1 0 0 1
Lame College of Further Education 0 0 0 2
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 7 1 0 0
Lisburn College of Further Education 3 5 1 9
Down College of Further Education 0 1 0 18
Newcastle College of Further Education 1 1 0 36
Castlereagh College of Further Education 6 0 0 18
North Down and Ards College of Further Education 1 1 6 17
Lurgan College of Further Education 2 0 0 2
Portadown College of Further Education 1 1 1 1
Armagh College of Further Education 4 0 0 1
Banbridge College of Further Education 1 0 0 5
East Tyrone College of Further Education 5 1 0 12
Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 97 0 2 12

Note: Figures include full-time and part-time students.

1991–92
Republic of Ireland Great Britain Other EC Elsewhere
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 37 2 0 2
North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 734 4 1 4
Fermanagh College of Further Education 175 0 0 0
Limavady College of Further Education 0 0 0 5

of the last three years; and what is his estimate of the cost to United Kingdom funds of the studenss from other EC nations in each of those four years.

Mr. Hanley

Although it is not possible to calculate costs, the table sets out the information regarding student numbers over the past three years as follows. Figures are not available for the 1992–93 academic year.

1991–92
Republic of Ireland Great Britain Other EC Elsewhere
Omagh College of Further Education 13 0 0 0
Antrim College of Further Education 0 0 0 0
Ballymena College 0 0 0 0
Newtownabbey College of Further Education 1 0 1 20
New Technical College, Ballymoney 5 0 0 0
Coleraine Technical College 4 0 0 0
Magherafelt College of Further Education 0 0 0 0
Larne College of Further Education 0 0 0 0
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 6 0 0 0
Lisburn College of Further Education 0 0 0 0
Down College of Further Education 1 0 5 3
Newcastle College of Further Education 0 0 0 32
Castlereagh College of Further Education 2 1 0 0
North Down and Ards College of Further Education 56 0 0 1
Lurgan College of Further Education 17 0 0 0
Portadown College of Further Education 3 0 0 0
Armagh College of Further Education 23 0 0 1
Banbridge College of Further Education 0 0 0 0
East Tyrone College of Further Education 3 0 0 0
Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 231 0 0 0

Note: Figures include full-time and Part-time students.