§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the reduction of staff numbers at each Scottish college of education as a result of (a) natural wastage and (b) voluntary redundancy following the agreements negotiated in 1978 when it was agreed that all Scottish colleges of education should remain in existence.
Mr. MilanFollowing my decision in December 1977 that all 10 colleges of education in Scotland should be retained, the reduction in numbers of academic staff during 1978 was as follows:
College Natural Wastage (estimated figures) Voluntary Redundancy Aberdeen Nil 14 Callendar Park 3 12 Cragie Nil 8 Craiglockhart 2 4 Dundee 2 21 Dunfermline Nil Nil Hamilton 1 13 Jordanhill 6 25 Moray House 7 27 Notre Dame 3 19 24 143 Corresponding information in respect of the early weeks of 1979 is not yet available.