§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 22 November 1995,Official Report, column 156, how many Northern Ireland students attend (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) Republic of Ireland universities; and how many there are in the same academic specialisms referred to in that answer. [3642]
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of Northern Ireland domiciled students enrolled at Northern Ireland universities in 1994–95 by academic specialism are as follows:
Northern Ireland Universities Medicine and dentistry 1,028 Subjects allied to medicine 2,047 Biological sciences 1,795 Veterinary sciences 14 Agriculture and related subjects 264 Physical sciences 1,346 Mathematical/computer sciences 1,991 Engineering and Technology 2,129 Architecture, building and planning 947 Social, economic and political students/law 3,720 Business and administrative studies 4,583 Librarianship and information science 365 Languages 1,022 Humanities 1,124 Creative arts 988 Education 2,010 Combined 1,962 Unknown 9 Total 27,344 In 1994–95 there were 816 Northern Ireland domiciled students enrolled at universities in the Republic of Ireland. A breakdown by academic specialism is not available.