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Written question asked by Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Friday, 14 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 2006. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 July 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Language Support

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people whose country of origin is outside Northern Ireland and whose first language is other than English, are enrolled in each college of further and higher education in each education and library board area, broken down by country of origin.
Answer

The Department for Employment and Learning does not collect information on students whose first language is other than English. The following table details FE enrolments by Education and Library Board Area for students whose country of domicile was reported as outside NI in 2004-05 (latest available data).

Region of Domicile
Education and Library Board Great Britain Republic of Ireland European Union¹ Other overseas Total
Belfast 11 14 19 31 75
North Eastern 12 10 15 93 130
South Eastern 154 43 39 134 370
Southern 112 395 32 46 585
Western 1 46 3 17 67
Unknown 19 5,456 29 50 5,554
Total 309 5,964 137 371 6,781
¹ European Union includes those countries that where members in November 2004.
Notes:
1. Data relates to enrolments over the whole academic year.
2. Current student postcode is used to determine Education and Library Board Area.
Source:
FESR.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
449 c1410W; 86570
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Further education Languages Northern Ireland
Link
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