§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the level of direct grants to each central institution of education in Scotland for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe latest available information is contained in the tables.
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Central Government Direct Grant (Capital) Scottish Central Institutions 1979–80—1986–87 (£ million) Central Institutions 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Robert Gordons Institute of Technology 0.845 0.985 1.210 2.322 2.362 2.009 32.215 32.982 Paisley College of Technology 0.411 11.345 12.233 11.225 10.876 11.209 1 30.915 31.237 Dundee College of Technology 0.492 0.431 0.534 1.009 0.953 0.443 30.750 30.560 Glasgow College of Technology — — — — — — 2 30.438 30.496 Napier College of Commerce and Technology — — — — — — 2 30.297 35.313 Scottish College of Textiles 0.158 0.553 0.791 0.101 0.345 0.178 0.050 30.231 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 0.343 0.175 0.190 0.057 0.088 0.127 0.200 0.029 Edinburgh College of Art 0.099 0.092 0.131 0.039 0.118 0.255 0.088 0.003 Glasgow School of Art 0.310 0.201 0.201 0.295 0.094 0.302 0.203 0.029 Queen Margaret College 0.360 0.296 0.763 0.663 0.253 0.121 0.215 0.015 Queen's College Glasgow 0.113 0.201 0.403 0.346 0.466 0.201 0.043 0.190 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 0.041 0.415 0.184 0.443 1.158 2.085 3.649 6.119 Leith Nautical College 0.273 0.144 0.059 0.015 0.010 0.020 0.009 — Total 3.445 4.838 6.699 6.515 6.723 6.950 9.072 17.204 1 Includes capital expenditure on Microelectronics Development Centre 2 Napier College of Commerce and Technology and Glasgow College of Technology joined the Central Institution Sector on 1 September 1985 3 Figures include grant allocated under the Switch to Technology Programme 4 £15.9 million, including £3.8 million under the Switch to Technology Programme is available to be allocated in 1987–88