HC Deb 01 February 1977 vol 925 cc167-9W
Mr. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the dates on which the new buildings of Dundee College of Education were (a) approved by his Department, (b) let out to contract and (c) completed.

Mr. McElhone

The schedule of accommodation was approved in August 1967 and cost limits settled in October 1968. Work was let out to contract in July 1971. The building was completed in June 1975.

Mr. McElhone

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for West Stirlingshire (Mr. Canavan) on 28th January.—[Vol. 924, c.797.]

Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the comparative costs per student of (a) a B.Ed. course, and (b) a three-year university course plus one year college diploma as courses leading to a teaching qualification in secondary education.

Mr. McElhone

This information is not immediately available and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current student roll for each college of education in Scotland in each of the various courses which lead to qualification as a teacher.

Mr. McElhone

The latest information, based on returns from colleges in October 1976, is as follows:

Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list in the Official Report the total cost of teacher training at each individual Scottish college of education, inclusive and exclusive of student grants, for each of the last three years;

(2) what has been the total cost of teacher training throughout the Scottish colleges of education, inclusive and exclusive of student grants, for each of the last three years.

Mr. McElhone

The figures of total expenditure, excluding student grants, for each college are shown in columns (1)-(3) below. Column (4) shows expenditure in 1975–76 inclusive of student

1973–74 1974–75 1975–76
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Aberdeen 1,409,745 1,878,664 2,209,746 2,880,890
Callendar Park 621,841 825,886 999,373 1,235,759
Craigie 617,191 761,416 926,118 1,155,410
Craiglockhart 336,114 461,760 584,673 756,778
Dundee 1,180,367 1,431,529 1,911,605 2,337,437
Dunfermline 459,360 665,555 955,459 1,241,309
Hamilton 893,342 1,181,869 1,492,877 1,919,878
Jordanhill 2,886,059 3,815,307 4,932,306 6,140,982
Moray House 1,719,670 2,488,721 3,249,184 4,131,708
Notre Dame 1,085,842 1,492,288 1,895,810 2,512,009
Total 11,209,531 15,002,995 19,157,151 24,312,160

The figures include income received on the colleges' trading accounts.