§ Mr. Boydenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many technical colleges and colleges of further education built since 1954 have a seating area in the library to accommodate 20 per cent. of the students to the standards recommended by the 182W Library Association; and what proportion of such colleges this figure represents.
§ Mr. HoggUnder the standards at present recommended, which are being reviewed, provision would normally be made for about 10 per cent. of the day student population; but this may be exceeded where the type and level of work justify it.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many regional technical colleges, area colleges, local colleges and colleges of further education, respectively, have the standard of library staffing, namely one qualified librarian, excluding technical assistants, to every 20 lecturers, as recommended by the Library Association as a minimum; and what proportion of such colleges this figure represents;
(2) how many regional technical colleges, area colleges, local colleges and colleges of further education, respectively, have a maximum library bookstock as recommended by the Library Association, namely, 10,000 titles for a college without degree work and 15,000 for a college with degree or other specialised advance courses; and what proportion of such colleges this figure represents;
(3) how many regional technical colleges established in the last 10 years received an initial grant for books and periodicals of £45,000 as recommended by the Library Association as the standard size of grant; and what proportion of such colleges this figure represents.
§ Mr. HoggThese are matters within the discretion of individual local education authorities, and I regret that the information is not available.