§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his criteria for the viability of a college of education; and if such criteria apply for all colleges, including the Dunfermline College of Physical Education, Cramond and Jordanhill College of Physical Education for Men.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe viability of any college is a matter of judgment, involving a variety of factors, including the required output of students, the range of courses and facilities it can offer and the costs involved.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how he intends to apportion the share of the cuts in closing or amalgamating colleges of education between the several parts of Scotland, including Edinburgh;
(2) if, as part of the consultation exercise, he will set in hand a general feasibility study of the accommodation problems involved in moving Dunfermline College of Physical Education, with 571 students, 70 members of the teaching staff and more than 100 other employees to Dundee College.
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§ Mr. McElhoneMy right hon. Friend will consider these matters further in the context of the consultations he is at present carrying out.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the unit costs per student for each of the 10 Scottish colleges of education for 1975–76.
§ Mr. McElhoneAs final audited accounts for the financial year 1975–6 have not yet been received from all colleges the following figures are provisional; they are based on gross college expenditure i.e. total expenditure less income for hostel and refectory operations.
£ Aberdeen … 1,380 Callendar Park … 1,737 Craigie … 1,657 Craiglockart … 1,661 Dundee … 1,805 Dunfermline … 1,441 Hamilton … 1,462 Jordanhill … 1,271 Moray House … 1,170 Notre Dame … 1,312 National Average … 1,372