§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the ratio of provision of higher education places and qualified students in Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. [1769]
§ Mr. Ancram[holding reply 27 November 1995]: Available information relates to students studying in each of the four territories, and the number of students domiciled in each territory. The 1993–94 figures in respect of full-time undergraduates are as follows:
(a) Full-time undergraduate students studying in territory (b) Full-time undergraduate students domiciled in territory (c) Ratio of places : students (a) : (b) Northern Ireland 23,000 30,200 0.8: 1 England 755,200 704,100 1.1 : 1 Wales 52,600 43,800 1.2: 1 Scotland 117,400 92,100 1.3 : 1