Mr. Ian McKenna:

I will respond to the first two parts of the question and perhaps refer to Dr. Patterson on the statistics part of the question. In terms of what is in it for the students, the Senator is absolutely right. People pursue choices in programmes because they see a value in it and they see it contributing towards their professional and also personal formation and so on. I think we have to acknowledge the efforts of both the CAO and UCAS in terms of publicity. I know that the CAO invites institutions from the North to its roadshows, particularly when it is visiting around the Border region. All the career guidance teachers are invited in to explain what the chances of acceptance are in the CAO and stuff like that. The CAO involves them and it also sets out stands at careers opportunity events in Northern Ireland. I could suss out a bit more for the Senator with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors on exactly what level of engagement it has, its level of awareness and its willingness to share knowledge about the UK system. I think the Senator is right that sometimes it is left to the students and pupils to decide that they want to go to Queen's because they want to follow that path. They pursue it out of their own commitment and their own knowledge. We could definitely raise a query with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors just to explore that further.