§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the total estimated cost in redundancy payments if the educational colleges suggested for closure are shut down.
§ Mr. McElhoneI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, West (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton) on 25th January—[Vol. 924, c.563.]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland with reference to the reply Official Report, 3rd February, column 289, what weight he attaches to the stated factors which affect viability of a particular college.
§ Mr. McElhoneAs I indicated in my earlier reply, this is a matter of judgement in the light of all the relevant factors.—[Vol. 925, c.289.]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sum requires to be deducted from the 28W accepted budget for 1976–77 and estimates for 1977–78, for tuition fees recoverable by each of the 10 colleges of education.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe estimated fee income for 1976–77 is shown below. It will not be possible to estimate the fee income for 1977–78 until my right hon. Friend has decided upon the number of students to enter each college in October 1977.
College Fee Income £ Aberdeen … … … 194,400 Callendar Park … … … 77,182 Craigie … … … 72,276 Craiglockhart … … … 49,530 Dundee … … … 147,894 Dunfermline … … … 105,000 Hamilton … … … 123,214 Jordanhill … … … 555,100 Moray House … … … 517,526 Notre Dame … … … 184,865 £2,026,987
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the estimated unit costs per student in 1976–77 in each of the 10 Scottish colleges of education based on the accepted budget and present population.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe information is as follows:
£ Aberdeen … … … 1,997 Callendar Park … … … 2,279 Craigie … … … 2,325 Craiglockhart … … … 2,117 Dundee … … … 2,701 Dunfermline … … … 1,684 Hamilton … … … 1,959 Jordanhill … … … 1,646 Moray House … … … 1,605 Notre Dame … … … 1,720 National average … … … 1,841