§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the48W number of 18-year-olds from Northern Ireland going on to higher education (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) in Great Britain since 1 April 1998. [103629]
§ Jane KennedyThe following table provides details of the number of NI domiciled 18-year-olds enrolled on higher education courses in the UK by location of study and academic year.
Academic year NI institutions GB institutions 1997–98 4,908 2,176 1998–99 5,052 2,069 1999–2000 5,439 1,847 2000–01 5,704 1,688 2001–02 5,929 1,684