§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he is satisfied that the normal rate of staff wastage at the three general colleges of education will be sufficient during the next five years to cope with the decline in the number of academic staff required as a consequence of reduced student numbers.
§ Mr. CarterThe number of teaching staff at colleges of education is dependent not upon student intakes, which are under consideration at present, but upon the overall number of training places, including places for in-service training. The number of training places that will be required in the long term at the three colleges of education has not yet been determined. In planning for the future, one of the objectives will be to avoid redundancies in teaching staff so far as is possible.
Total cost to public funds Number of schools Average cost per school £ £ 1971–72 … … … … … 2,053,650 21 97,793 1972–73 … … … … … 2,212,999 21 105,381 1973–74 … … … … … 2,664,926 21 126,901 1974–75 … … … … … 3,621,474 22 164,612 1975–76 … … … … … 5,014,417 22 227,928 The figures are for recurrent expenditure, not including capital, and also exclude the cost of such items as administration, school transport, milk and meals.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been
Total cost to public funds Number of schools Average cost per school £ £ 1971–72 … … … … … 5,763,992 60 96,067 1972–73 … … … … … 6,789,625 60 113,160 1973–74 … … … … … 7,546,210 59 127,902 1974–75 … … … … … 9,364,226 59 158,716 1975–76 … … … … … 15,271,493 57 267,921 These figures are for recurrent expenditure, not including capital, and also exclude the cost of such items as administration, school transport, milk and meals.