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Written question asked by John Hume (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 2004. It was answered by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 October 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Northern Ireland Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many full-time undergraduate university students normally domiciled in Northern Ireland he estimates will be at university in 2005-06.
Answer

Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time undergraduate university students normally domiciled in Northern Ireland he estimates will be at university in 2005-06. [192074] Mr. Gardiner: In 2002-03, the latest year for which information is available, the number of NI domiciled full-time undergraduate students at universities in the UK and the Republic of Ireland stood at 39,009. It is estimated that by 2005-06 this will have increased to around 41,000.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
425 c680W; 192074
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Higher education Northern Ireland Universities Students Student numbers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk