§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost to each education and library board and to his Department of third level students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain.
Financial year Belfast £ million North-Eastern £ million South-Eastern £ million Southern £ million Western £ million 1990–91 0.771 0.977 0.766 1.024 0.866 1991–92 0.954 1.131 0.934 1.264 1.047 1992–93 1.014 1.233 1.009 1.362 1.166 1993–941 1.008 1.284 1.068 1.654 1.234 1Provisional. Information is not readily available on the sums paid in discretionary awards to students from the EC, by individual country and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost to(a) his Department, (b) Northern Ireland education and library boards and (c) other United Kingdom education authorities of those students from (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) Great Britain, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other EC countries.
§ Mr. AncramThe total costs of making provision for students is not available in the form requested.
The table shows the estimated costs of student awards held by all Northern Ireland students and the cost of tuition fees for students from EC countries at Northern Ireland institutions during the financial year 1992–93.
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Northern Ireland Students £ million EC Students £ million Department of Education 5.550 0.053 Education and Library Boards
§ Mr. AncramThe estimated cost to the Department of Education and to each of the five education and library boards of third-level students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain for the financial year 1992–93 is as follows:
£ million Department of Education 2.297 Education and Library boards Belfast 6.063 North Eastern 10.627 South Eastern 8.796 Southern 9.611 Western 8.168
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table indicating for each education and library board in Northern Ireland the total sums expended in each of the last three years and the current year on discretionary grants for students and the sums paid in discretionary grants to students from each EC country for each of those years; and in each such category; and if he will show the number of students and the total sums for each EC country.
§ Mr. AncramThe table shows the total cost incurred by the five Northern Ireland education and library boards over the period 1990–91 to 1993–94.
Northern Ireland Students £ million EC Students £ million Belfast 15.320 1.163 North Eastern 25.357 3.126 South Eastern 23.562 — Southern 26.000 0.007 Western 21.873 0.237 Note: It is estimated that 95 per cent. of the cost of the support given to all EC students is for students from the Republic.
There is no cost to the Department of Education for Northern Ireland or any of the education and library boards arising from awards for students ordinarily resident in Great Britain who are attending institutions in Northern Ireland.
The cost to other United Kingdom education authorities of students from Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and other EC countries could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.