§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the number of students from Northern Ireland who are presently attending courses of third-level education in Great Britain.
§ Mr. AncramThe figure is 11,500.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the number of students from Northern Ireland who are presently attending courses of third-level education in each EC country; and what was the cost of such students to his Department and to education and library boards in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. AncramInformation on the numbers of Northern Ireland students attending courses of third level education in each EC country is available only in respect of those students who are in receipt of publicly funded awards. The following tables show the number of such students and an estimate of associated costs.
Number of students 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Belgium (postgraduate) 1 1 1 Italy (postgraduate) 1 1 1 Republic of Ireland (postgraduate) 10 13 15 Republic of Ireland (undergraduate) 424 686 887
Costs (£'000) 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Department of Education (postgraduate) 77 100 119 Education and Library Boards (undergraduate) 1,630 2,714 3,541