HC Deb 31 January 1977 vol 925 cc26-7W
Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total student roll of Dundee College of Education at present and on the equivalent dates in 1970, 1965, 1960 and 1955.

Mr. McElhone

The following table shows under (a) the total number of students and under (b) the number attending courses other than pre-service teacher training:

(a) (b)
October 1955 … … 301 Not known
October 1960 … … 401 15
October 1965 … … 881 23
October 1970 … … 1,084 11
October 1976 … … 753 127

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the optimum student roll for which the Dundee College buildings were designed and the projected annual national output of trained teachers from which that figure was derived.

Mr. McElhone

There is no optimum student roll for a college of education. The new buildings were designed to take a maximum of 1,800 students in the expectation that the actual number would vary according to requirements.