HC Deb 15 November 1974 vol 881 cc846-7
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Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
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Resolved,
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make further provision with respect to awards and grants by local education authorities; to enable the Secretary of State to bestow awards on students in respect of their attendance at adult education colleges; and to increase the proportion of the expenditure incurred in the maintenance or provision of aided and special agreement schools that can be met by contributions or grants from the Secretary of State, it is expedient to authorise—
- (a) any increase in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under the
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- Local Government Act 1974 which is attributable to—
- (i) applying section 1 of the Education Act 1962 to courses for the diploma of higher education and the higher national diploma and courses for the initial training of teachers;
- (ii) confining the requirements of that section with respect to the possession of the requisite educational qualifications to courses comparable to first degree courses;
- (iii) applying section 2(1) of the said Act of 1962 to courses for the training of teachers, other than courses to which section 1 of that Act applies;
- (b) any increase in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under the said Act of 1962 which is attributable to any amendment of section 3 of that Act for enabling the Secretary of State to bestow awards on persons over a prescribed age in respect of their attendance at courses at institutions which are in receipt of payments under section 100 of the Education Act 1944 or section 75 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1962 and are designated as colleges providing long-term residential courses of full-time education for adults;
- (c) any increase in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under section 102 or 103 of the said Act of 1944 or section 1(2) of the Education Act 1967 which is attributable to raising to 85 per cent. the proportion of the expenditure that may be met by contributions or grants under those provisions.—[Miss Boothroyd.]