HC Deb 18 June 1958 vol 589 cc94-5W
Mr. Albu

asked the Minister of Education if he will list the colleges so far approved as colleges of advanced technology and regional technical colleges and indicate which of them have provided individual work rooms for senior staff and which have provided staff common rooms.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

Following is the list:

Colleges of Advanced Technology

  • Birmingham College of Technology
  • Bradford Institute of Technology
  • London—Battersea College of Technology
    • Chelsea College of Science and Technology
    • Northampton College of Advanced Technology
  • Loughborough College of Technology
  • Salford Royal Technical College
  • Welsh College of Advanced Technology, Cardiff.

Regional Colleges

  • Brighton Technical College
  • Bristol College of Technology
  • Brunel College of Technology, Acton, Middlesex
  • City of Liverpool College of Building
  • City of Liverpool College of Technology
  • Glamorgan College of Technology, Treforest
  • Huddersfield College of Technology
  • Kingston-upon-Thames Technical College
  • Leicester College of Technology and Commerce
  • London—Borough Polytechnic, Southwark
    • Brixton L.C.C. School of Building, Lambeth
    • Northern Polytechnic, Islington
    • Sir John Cass College, City
    • The Polytechnic, St. Marylebone
    • Woolwich Polytechnic
  • North Staffordshire Technical College, Stoke-on-Trent
  • Nottingham and District Technical College
  • Plymouth and Devonport Technical College
  • Portsmouth College of Technology
  • Rugby College of Technology and Arts
  • Sunderland Technical College
  • West Ham College of Technology.

Some staff common rooms are provided at all colleges of advanced technology and regional colleges. I have no specific information about work rooms at all the colleges listed, but I understand that many of the colleges have them. Additions and improvements to this accommodation are in most cases under construction or being planned.