City Technology Colleges (Hansard, 29 June 1989)

§ Mr. Dykes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give an updated report on progress so far with the establishment of various city technology colleges.

§ Mr. Butcher
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend gave on 6 June to my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre Forest (Mr. Coombs)Official Report, column 10.

§ Mr. Straw
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report 535W in respect of city technology colleges, giving, in respect of each city technology college or proposed or planned city technology college, information as to (a) name, site, and local authority, (b) numbers of pupils, (c) total cost, (d) maximum amount of Exchequer contribution by way of (i) grant and (ii) loans, (e) amount of sponsors' contributions whether in cash or kind and names of principal sponsors, (f) the nature of any contracts for the supply of goods or

Kingshursl Gateshead Bradford Dartford The British school for performing arts and technology Nottingham Teesside

Name Kingshurst CTC Tyneside CTC Bradford CTC Dartford CTC The British School for Performing Arts and Technology Djanogly CTC Macmillan College

Site Former Kingshurst School site St. John Fisher School site Part of Newby Square site Downs School site Share of site currently occupied by Selhurst Tertiary Centre Site of the former Players Warehouse, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham St. Michael RC School site, Dunstable Road, Middlesbro

LEA Solihull Gateshead Bradford Kent Croydon Nottinghamshire Cleveland

Planned number of pupils 1,000 900 980 1,250 720 990 1,050

Total cost¹ £9.65 million To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined £9.05 million £7.5 million

Exchequer contribution

i) grant £7.55 million To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined £7.655 million £5.625 million

ii) loans

Sponsors' contribution

i) cash² £2.1 million £1.13 million³ £1 million³ £1.2 million To be determined £1.4 million £1.875 million

ii) in hand

Principal sponsors Hanson's plc, Lucas plc and over 70 supporting sponsors Group of local businessmen—Peter Vardy, Albert Dicken, John Laing plc and Argyle Group plc Dixons plc G. Leigh of Allied London Properties, Wellcome Foundation The British Record Industry Trust Mr. Harry Djanogly, Boots, W. H. Smith BAT Industries, Cameron Hall Developments, British Steel, Davy Corporation

Contracts awarded to sponsors or close associates and names None Building contract—Laings Northern None None None None None

Is closure of an existing school involved No No No Yes No No No

Has a ballot of parents been held and with what result No No No No⁴ No No No

¹ This covers only the initial capital costs of establishing the CTC. It does not include revenue costs.

² Sponsors' contribution to date. Funding raising continues in each project. This includes contributions in kind which are as yet uncosted.

³ Confirmed sponsorship to date.

⁴ Public consultations were held by Kent on its proposals to close the Downs school. One statutory objection containing 62 signatures was made to the section 12 proposal subsequently published.

In addition sponsors have announced plans for the establishment of CTCs in the premises of the Sylvan school, Croydon, the Haberdashers' Aske's schools, Hatcham, and the Bacon's school, Bermondsey. These all involve the closure or discontinuance of the existing schools under the provisions of either section 12 of the 1980 Education Act or section 14 of the 1944 Education Act. I have made clear that any such proposals
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services awarded to sponsors, or close associates of sponsors, and their names, (g) whether closure of an existing school is involved, (h) whether any ballot of parents has been held and (i) what level of teachers' salaries are paid.

§ Mr. Kenneth Baker
The information requested by the right hon. Member is as follows:
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which come to me will be treated strictly on their merits and it would be inappropriate to comment further. CTCs arc independent schools and it will he for their governors to determine what level of salaries are paid to their staff. However, my recurrent grant to CTCs will be comparable to what LEAs spend on maintained schools in similar areas, including expenditure on staff salaries.

	Kingshursl	Gateshead	Bradford	Dartford	The British school for performing arts and technology	Nottingham	Teesside
Name	Kingshurst CTC	Tyneside CTC	Bradford CTC	Dartford CTC	The British School for Performing Arts and Technology	Djanogly CTC	Macmillan College
Site	Former Kingshurst School site	St. John Fisher School site	Part of Newby Square site	Downs School site	Share of site currently occupied by Selhurst Tertiary Centre	Site of the former Players Warehouse, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham	St. Michael RC School site, Dunstable Road, Middlesbro
LEA	Solihull	Gateshead	Bradford	Kent	Croydon	Nottinghamshire	Cleveland
Planned number of pupils	1,000	900	980	1,250	720	990	1,050
Total cost¹	£9.65 million	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	£9.05 million	£7.5 million
Exchequer contribution
i) grant	£7.55 million	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	£7.655 million	£5.625 million
ii) loans
Sponsors' contribution
i) cash²	£2.1 million	£1.13 million³	£1 million³	£1.2 million	To be determined	£1.4 million	£1.875 million
ii) in hand
Principal sponsors	Hanson's plc, Lucas plc and over 70 supporting sponsors	Group of local businessmen—Peter Vardy, Albert Dicken, John Laing plc and Argyle Group plc	Dixons plc	G. Leigh of Allied London Properties, Wellcome Foundation	The British Record Industry Trust	Mr. Harry Djanogly, Boots, W. H. Smith	BAT Industries, Cameron Hall Developments, British Steel, Davy Corporation
Contracts awarded to sponsors or close associates and names	None	Building contract—Laings Northern	None	None	None	None	None
Is closure of an existing school involved	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Has a ballot of parents been held and with what result	No	No	No	No⁴	No	No	No
¹ This covers only the initial capital costs of establishing the CTC. It does not include revenue costs.
² Sponsors' contribution to date. Funding raising continues in each project. This includes contributions in kind which are as yet uncosted.
³ Confirmed sponsorship to date.
⁴ Public consultations were held by Kent on its proposals to close the Downs school. One statutory objection containing 62 signatures was made to the section 12 proposal subsequently published.