HC Deb 28 April 1995 vol 258 cc757-9W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons resident in Northern Ireland who applied for a place in a Northern Ireland university in each of the last three years failed to get a place and are now attending a university in Great Britain. [20614]

Mr. Ancram

Due to the different mechanisms for processing applications to universities, the information cannot be supplied in the form requested.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many university students from Northern Ireland are at present attending university in(a) Great Britain, (b) the Irish Republic, (c) other EC countries and (d) elsewhere; and, of these students, how many are following courses leading to a qualification which is available at a university in Northern Ireland. [20613]

Mr. Ancram

In 1993–94, the number of Northern Ireland domiciled full-time undergraduate students attending university outside Northern Ireland was as follows:

Number
(a) Great Britain 10,763
(b) Republic of Ireland 1,117
(c) Other 10

It is not possible to separate (c) into EC countries and elsewhere.

Information on NI students following courses leading to a qualification which is available at a university in Northern Ireland is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students there are on each campus of each university in Northern Ireland broken down into(a) full-time undergraduates, (b) part-time undergraduates, (c) postgraduate and (d) doctorate level; and, of these, how many are from (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) the Irish Republic, (iii) Great Britain, (iv) other EU countries and (v) elsewhere. [20615]

Mr. Ancram

The information is as follows:

University of Ulster 1993–94
Undergraduates Postgraduates Doctorates
Domicile Full-time Part-time
Belfast Campus
Northern Ireland 616 1 41 16
Great Britain 42 0 7 2
Republic of Ireland 60 0 4 2
Other EU 9 0 2 0
Elsewhere 3 0 2 0
Total 730 1 56 20
Coleraine Campus
Northern Ireland 2,702 100 456 126
Great Britain 211 0 17 9
Republic of Ireland 695 5 86 34
Other EU 202 0 3 3
Elsewhere 62 0 3 11
Total 3,872 105 565 183
Jordanstown Campus
Northern Ireland 4,738 2,005 2,228 175
Great Britain 72 4 6 6
Republic of Ireland 535 22 73 16
Other EU 28 1 5 4
Elsewhere 28 1 20 15
Total 5,401 2,033 2,332 216
Magee Campus
Northern Ireland 856 418 412 21
Great Britain 49 0 7 0
Republic of Ireland 266 98 89 4

University of Ulster 1993–94
Undergraduates Postgraduates Doctorates
Domicile Full-time Part-time
Other EU 25 0 2 0
Elsewhere 8 0 5 1
Total 1,204 516 515 26
Queens, Belfast 1993–94
Northern Ireland 7,832 1,076 2,116 637
Great Britain 229 3 57 48
Republic of Ireland 520 20 187 86
Other EU 70 21 29 15
Elsewhere 273 6 90 90
Total 8,924 1,126 2,479 876

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