Further and Higher Education (Hansard, 29 January 1997)

§ 26. Mr. Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent representations she has received regarding the future funding of further and higher education institutions. [11753]

§ Mr. Paice
A total of 52 representations have been received between the announcement in the Budget on 26 November 1996 and 27 January 1997.

§ Mr. Bryan Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of the growth in student participation in further education in the last three years for which figures are available has been delivered through franchised provision. [12636]

§ Mr. Paice
Eighty-five per cent. of the growth in Further Education Funding Council funded student numbers in further education colleges between college years 1994–95 and 1995–96 was due to collaborative—franchised—provision. The vast majority of students on collaborative provision are part time, and therefore the contribution of franchising to the growth is likely to have been considerably less in full-time equivalent terms. Figures for other years are not available.

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the current average staff-student ratio in further education colleges; and what it was in (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994 and (iv) 1995. [12997]

§ Mr. Paice
The figures are as follows:
Student-staff ratio: FE sector colleges and HE (FE courses)

1992–93: 14.5:1

1993–94: 15.5:1

1994–95: 15.8:1

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average per capita funding for students in further education in each of the last five years. [12948]

§ Mr. Paice
The recurrent spending per full-time equivalent student in further education colleges in each of the last five years is as follows:

LEA spending per FTE cash Government funding per FEFC funded FTE student cash²

Year £ £

1991–92 2,940 —

1992–93 2,970 —

1993–94 — 2,670

1994–95 — 2,650

1995–96¹ — 2,600

¹ Provisional.

² From 1993–94 the FEFC was established to provide for students studying in further education. The Government funding per funded FTE student series is not comparable with the LEA spending per FTE student series.

	LEA spending per FTE cash	Government funding per FEFC funded FTE student cash²
Year	£	£
1991–92	2,940	—
1992–93	2,970	—
1993–94	—	2,670
1994–95	—	2,650
1995–96¹	—	2,600
¹ Provisional.
² From 1993–94 the FEFC was established to provide for students studying in further education. The Government funding per funded FTE student series is not comparable with the LEA spending per FTE student series.