Further and Higher Education

HC Deb 26 October 1987 vol 121 cc122-4W

Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many pupils from Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Dunnachie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Glasgow, Pollock constituency have obtained places in further or higher education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Eadie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Midlothian constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is not readily available.

Mr. Wray

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what efforts he is making in order to attract European Community support for the Scottish higher education system.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Educational establishments in Scotland have been successful in attracting funds in the first round of the European programme for co-operation between education and industry in training for technology—COMETT—and I look forward to significant further funds in the next round.

I have ensured that all establishments of higher education in Scotland will be fully informed of the opportunities in the new programme to encourage mobility for students within the European Community—ERASMUS—and they have been invited by the ERASMUS bureau of the European Community to make application for inclusion of their courses in the scheme.

The European Community also offers funds in a range of research and development programmes, in which Scottish educational establishments have been actively encouraged to participate.

I shall continue to seek to attract European Community support for higher education in Scotland in these programmes and in further European Community initiatives which may be relevant.

Mr. Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Hamilton constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. McKelvey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Kilmarnock and Loudoun have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. McLeish

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the constituency of Central Fife have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils in (a) Aberdeen and (b) the constituency of Aberdeen, North have obtained places in higher or further education directly after leaving school for each year since 1979; and what percentage of the age group this represents in each year.

Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the constituency of Falkirk, West have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Darling

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Lothian regional council secondary schools situated in Edinburgh Central have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Douglas

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Dunfermline, West constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. McAvoy

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Glasgow, Rutherglen constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Robin Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Livingston have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Buchan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Paisley, South constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Norman Hogg

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. John Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Monklands, East have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Lambie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the constituency of Cunninghame, South have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Allen Adams

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Renfrew district have obtained places in higher or further education since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Graham

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from Renfrewshire, West and Inverclyde have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979, and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. David Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils from the Shettleston constituency have obtained places in higher or further education in each year since 1979; and if he will express that number as a percentage of the age group for each year.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is not readily available.