HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 cc360-1W
Dr. Marek

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the report of the working group set up by the board of the Welsh advisory body on higher education.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The working group has not yet produced its report. It will be for the Wales Advisory Body to decide at what stage the report should be published.

Dr. Marek

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations the working group set up by the board of the Welsh advisory body on higher education has had with the institutions being considered for rationalisation.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The working group has obtained statistical information from every institution in Wales engaged in initial teacher training. The working group is now considering the information it has collected. It has not entered into consultations with any of the institutions.

Dr. Marek

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the members of the working group set up by the board of the Welsh advisory body on higher education Ito consider what scope there is for rationalisation of initial teacher training places in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The members of the working group are:

  • Mr. C. Roberts — Deputy director, Polytechnic of Wales (chairman)
  • Mr. S. J. Adams—HMI, Wales
  • Mr. Colin Alves—Secretary of the National Society
  • Mr. J. B. Davies — Principal, Welsh Office Education Department
  • Mr. D. Dale Jones—Regional officer, NATFHE
  • Dr. B. L. Powell—Secretary, Wales Advisory Body
  • Dr. Gareth Owen—Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales
  • Mrs. Tydfil Thomas-Member, University Grants Committee.

Dr. Marek

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the members and where appropriate their local authorities of the committee of local government members of the advisory body on higher education.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

I chair the committee of the Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education, and the members are as follows

  • Councillor E. Currie-Jones, South Glamorgan
  • Councillor J. W. Griffiths, Powys
  • Councillor J. A. H. Harries, Dyfed
  • Councillor G. Jenkins, Gwent
  • Councillor W. A. Jones, Clwyd
  • Councillor F. J. Kingdom, West Glamorgan
  • Councillor J. G. Roberts, Gwynedd
  • Councillor P. Squire, Mid Glamorgan
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Dr. Marek

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the members and, where appropriate, their academic institutions of the board of the Welsh advisory body on higher education.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The board of the Wales Advisory Body (WAB) is being reconstituted following the conclusion of the review of WAB conducted last year. The bodies represented on the board have been invited to submit nominations. Most of these have now been received and we shall be appointing new members before the next meeting of the board at the end of February.