HC Deb 01 March 2000 vol 345 cc314-5W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many undergraduate students in each of the component countries of the United Kingdom are enrolled on a course in another component country. [110394]

Mr. Wicks

[holding answer 21 February 2000]: The most recent information available is shown in the following table.

Undergraduate students 1 from the component countries of the United Kingdom enrolled on a course in another component country of the United Kingdom 1998–99
Country of institution
Country of domicile England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total
England 981,106 26,964 16,808 255 1,025,133
Wales 24,552 42,167 476 9 67,204
Scotland 16,501 284 97,604 42 114,431
Northern Ireland 9,032 422 5,580 29,178 44,212
Total 1,031,191 69,837 120,468 29,484 1,250,980
1 Full-time and part-time students