HC Deb 04 May 1995 vol 259 c287W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many non-United Kingdom nationals were enrolled in independent schools in Britain(a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the independent school population (i) in 1980 and (ii) currently. [2453]

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department does not collect details of the nationality of pupils enrolled in independent schools. The annual census carried out by the independent schools information service, published on 25 April, found that nearly 6,800 foreign pupils enrolled last year in United Kingdom independent boarding schools.