HC Deb 09 July 1998 vol 315 cc606-7W
Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications for undergraduate degree courses there have been in the current year to each university in Scotland from pupils attending schools(a) in England, (b) in Wales, (c) in Northern Ireland (d) outside the UK but within the EU and (e) outside the EU. [49710]

Mr. Wilson

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) does not release applications data on an institutional basis. The table shows total applicants through UCAS to Scottish higher education by domicile of students. Data on institutions which do not use UCAS are not held centrally.

UCAS applicants to Scottish Higher Education, 1998 entry by domicile of applicant
Domicile of applicant 1998–99
Scotland 27,325
England 25,615
Wales 923
Northern Ireland 6,543
Rest EU—Eire 2,810
Rest EU—Continent 2,935
Non EU 5,395
All applicants 71,546

Source:

UCAS, all forms recorded by May 16 1998

Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many undergraduates are currently at each Scottish university who are ordinarily resident in England and what is this figure as a percentage of the total undergraduate population in each university. [49706]

Mr. Wilson

The information is shown in the table.

Undergraduate students in higher education institutions in Scotland 1996–97 by domicile and institution
Undergraduates from England Total undergraduates Percentage of total undergraduates
University of Abertay Dundee 211 4,177 5.1
Edinburgh College of Art 432 1,297 33.3
Glasgow School of Art 267 1,239 21.5
Moray House Institute of Education 24 1,466 1.6
Northern College of Education * 1,161 *
Queen Margaret College 380 3,230 11.8
RSAMD 90 412 21.8
St. Andrew's College of Education * 592 *
The Scottish College of Textiles 88 701 12.6
The Robert Gordon University 290 7,859 3.7
The University of Paisley 103 8,457 1.2
Glasgow Caledonian University 287 11,929 2.4
Napier University 712 9,772 7.3
University of Edinburgh 5,747 14,180 40.5
University of Glasgow 1,695 17,077 9.9
University of Strathclyde 502 13,316 3.8
University of Aberdeen 1,047 8,862 11.8
Heriot-Watt University 764 3,926 19.5
The University of Dundee 1,323 9,017 14.7
University of St. Andrews 2,043 4,903 41.7
The University of Stirling 987 6,260 15.8
Scottish Agricultural College 87 961 9.1
Total 17,102 130,794 13.1

Note:

To preserve confidentiality some small values are give as '*' but are included in the total

Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many current undergraduates at each university in Scotland attended(a) Eton College, (b) Wellington College, (c) Charterhouse and (d) Westminster school, as part of their secondary education. [49708]

Undergraduate students in higher education institutions in Scotland 1996–97 by institution and last school attended
Westminster Wellington Eton College Charterhouse Total
University of Edinburgh 41 49 109 43 242
University of St. Andrews * * 12 12 32
Other institutions * * * * 12
Total * * * * 286

Notes:

1. To preserve confidentiality some small values are given as '*' but are included in the total

2. Other institutions include Edinburgh College of Art, Napier University, University of Glasgow, University of Aberdeen, The University of Dundee and The University of Stirling

3. The figures include students from all domiciles

Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications for undergraduate degree courses there have been in the current year to each university in Scotland from pupils at(a) Eton College, (b) Wellington College, (c) Charterhouse and (d) Westminster school. [49709]

Mr. Wilson

Data on applications made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) are not available broken down by schools or institutions. Data on institutions which do not use UCAS are not held centrally.