§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many technical co-operation and training scholarships for study in the United Kingdom were offered by her Department in(a) 1990 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available. [140729]
§ Clare ShortIn financial year 1990–91, 12,619 students studied in the UK financed from our bilateral country programmes. The figure for 1999–2000 was 2,878. This reflects a shift over that period from UK-based training to in-country and regional training.