asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people in the areas served by the Oldham education authority and the Kirklees education authority are
| 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | |
| Aberystwyth University College | 179 | 217 | 218 | 207 | 200 |
| Bangor University College | 221 | 224 | 236 | 272 | 300 |
| Cardiff University College | 323 | 422 | 584 | 770 | 890 |
| St. David's Lampeter | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 18 |
| Swansa University College | 288 | 383 | 486 | 574 | 669 |
| Welsh National School of Medicine | 24 | 29 | 43 | 38 | 56 |
| University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology | 309 | 393 | 499 | 434 | 499 |
| Total | 1,360 | 1,686 | 2,081 | 2,306 | 2,632 |
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps are being taken to alleviate special hardships to overseas students caused by the abrupt rise in fees, especially medical students who have a long course to follow before qualifying.
For the academic year 1979–80, a total of £800,000 is being made available by way of university grant and rate support grant to enable institutions to assist individual overseas students,
presently undertaking courses run by the Open University.
My Department does not collect this information, but the university has supplied the following, which is based on information supplied by students at registration:
| Undergraduate and associate students | |
| Oldham | 148 |
| Kirklees | 295 |