HC Deb 25 January 1991 vol 184 cc361-3W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of students in each of the colleges in the centrally-funded sector of higher education in Scotland, including the colleges of education in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91, and the projected intakes for 1991–92.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The available information is given in the table. Figures for 1990–91 are not yet available. It is not the practice to publish projections of student numbers for individual colleges.

Students in Higher Education in SOED Centrally Funded Institutions in Scotland by Individual Institution
Institution 1988–89 1989–90
Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time
Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology 3,444 437 3,906 622
Dundee Institute of Technology 1,983 199 2,088 290
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1,073 12 1,188 10
Edinburgh College of Art 978 180 1,062 152
Queen Margaret College 1,376 88 1,522 204
Napier Polytechnic 5,221 3,807 4,905 3,510
Scottish College of Textiles 665 52 642 41
Queen's College, Glasgow 981 47 1,260 116
Glasgow School of Art 816 162 920 202
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 375 425
Glasgow College of Technology 3,535 2,542 3,749 2,657
Paisley College of Technology 2,971 1,345 3,072 1,902
The Northern College 866 104 1,055 73
Moray House College of Education 1,388 150 1,563 60
Jordanhill College of Education 1,286 675 1,518 669
Craigie College of Education 278 327
St. Andrew's College 555 669
SCOTLAND TOTAL 27,791 9,800 29,871 10,508

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unit of resource attached to each full-time equivalent students through the grant-in-aid allocations to the centrally-funded sector colleges in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 and the intended unit of resource for 1991–92.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Grant-in-aid per full-time equivalent funded student in the centrally funded college sector in Scotland is given in the table. Because of the technical adjustments made to grant-in-aid to accommodate the shift of resources towards student tuition fees, the figures for the years shown are not on a comparable basis.

Financial Year
11988–89 1989–90 11990–91 31991–92
4 £3,736 £3,441 5
1 A new system of grant based on funded student numbers was introduced in 1989–90.
2 In 1990–91 the factors used to convert part-time and sandwich course funded students into full-time equivalents were changed.
3 Grant-in-aid and funded student numbers for 1991–92 will be announced shortly.
4 Not applicable.
5 Not available.