§ Huw Irranca-DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many admissions to the higher education sector there have been of students from(a) overseas, (b) the Gulf States and (c) the United Arab Emirates in each of the last 10 years. [168567]
§ Alan JohnsonThe available figures covering all overseas entrants to higher education in UK HE institutions are given in the table.
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Overseas domiciled entrants1 to UK HE institutions Academic year All non-EU overseas Gulf States2 United Arab Emirates 1994/95 47,776 1,337 231 1995/96 50,332 1,504 256 1996/97 51,604 1,639 338 1997/98 57,133 1,739 302 1998/99 58,481 2,144 357 1999/2000 61,385 2,407 427 2000/01 68,879 2,439 466 2001/02 78,625 2,419 498 2002/03 98,538 3,027 528 1 Figures are a snapshot as at 1 December and cover both postgraduate and undergraduate study. 2 Includes: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Qatar. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.
§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on higher education in Manchester, Gorton in each of the last seven years. [167440]
§ Alan JohnsonThere is no higher education institution in Manchester Gorton receiving funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. We are aware of a small number of students (less than 10 in the 2002/03 academic year) at the Partnership for Theological Education receiving financial support via the Student Loans Company (SLC). The available figures for funding for these students are shown below. These relate only to funding for tuition fees, student loans (cash cost) and the Dependants Grant. Data prior to 1999/2000 are not available. The figures do not include any spending on other additional grants, namely Disabled Students Allowances, Care Leavers Grant and Travel Grant. These were paid through local education authorities, up to 2003/04, and figures are not held centrally.
Academic year SLC funding (£000) 1999/2000 29.2 2000/01 49.5 2001/02 47 2002/03 28.4 In addition, institutions located outside Manchester Gorton may be undertaking activities in the area, for example outreach to raise the attainment and aspirations of potential higher education entrants, or special arrangements with schools and colleges to improve progression into higher education. This information is not held centrally.