(2) what estimate he has made of the number of school leavers in England who enrolled in Welsh universities in each of the last three years;
(3) what estimate he has made of the number of school leavers in Scotland who enrolled in English universities in each of the last three years;
(4) what estimate he has made of the number of school leavers in England who enrolled in universities in (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland in 2006-07.
The latest available information for 2003 to 2005 entry is shown in the first two tables. Provisional figures for 2006 entry are shown in the third table; final figures for 2006 entry will be available in January 2007.
Country of study Year of entry England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total 2003 263,958 8,986 3,897 89 276,930 2004 263,773 9,153 4,067 86 277,079 2005 287,909 9,482 4,287 120 301,798 Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
Country of study Year of entry England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total 2003 1,989 71 26,199 19 28,278 2004 1,799 65 26,343 18 28,225 2005 1,881 64 25,710 18 27,673 Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
Country of study Area of permanent residence England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total England 2005 287,305 9,492 4,289 120 301,206 2006 275,616 8,333 3,668 122 287,739 Wales 2005 6,327 10,382 133 7 16,849 2006 5,378 11,321 98 4 16,801 Scotland 2005 1,879 64 25,685 18 27,646 2006 1,758 59 24,836 13 26,666 Northern Ireland 2005 3,168 109 1,262 9,370 13,909 2006 3,576 112 1,231 8,017 12,936 Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
The trends in cross-border flows show that between 2005 and 2006 there has been a bigger drop in English students studying in Wales (down 12.2 per cent.) and Scotland (down 14.5 per cent.), than for those studying in England (down 4.1 per cent.), although those studying in Northern Ireland has slightly increased (1.7 per cent.) but the numbers are small. In other words, the introduction of variable tuition fees in 2006/07 has not seen an increase in the number of students from England opting to study in Scotland and Wales.
The trends in cross-border flows for Scottish students show that there has been a bigger drop in Scottish students studying in England (down 6.4 per cent.), Wales (down 7.8 per cent.) and Northern Ireland (down 27.8 per cent.) than for those studying in Scotland (down 3.3 per cent.).