HC Deb 01 March 1990 vol 168 cc291-2W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland by how much the intake for primary teaching students is to increase in 1990 for each of the colleges under his control; and by how much he intends to increase the resources of these colleges to assist them to train these students.

Mr. Lang

The planned intakes for session 1990–91 to primary teacher training courses are shown in the table. The allocations of grant in aid for 1990–91 which I introduced on 22 February,Official Report, columns 869–70, include funding for all these students. Having regard to the benefit of changes in rates relief for charities, colleges of education will receive overall increases in public funding of 14 to 15 per cent. over 1989–90.

(£ million)
Business1 income Investment income Public dividend capital Borrowings from: National loans fund European coal and steel community
1984–85 38.7 3.9 1.1 3.5
1985–86 36.5 2.1 0.9 0.8 0.5
1986–87 41.7 3.0 2.1
1987–88 41.5 5.6 2.3 0.3
1988–89 52.2 4.0 3.5
1 Derived mainly from property rents and sales.

Note

The figures do not include repayments from sub-borrowers in respect of loans made from National Loans Fund and European Coal and Steel Community monies.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State Scotland if he will state the grant in aid given to the Scottish Development Agency in cash terms and also indexed for inflation in each of the years of the Scottish Development Agency's existence.

Mr. Lang

The information is set out in the table:

£ million
Cash At 1988–89 prices
1976–77 8.9 24.7
1977–78 32.0 77.9
1978–79 48.2 106.0
1979–80 58.4 110.0
1980–81 77.4 123.1

Recommended intakes to primary teacher training courses in Scotland—1990–91
BEd target PGCE quota
Craigie 120 (100) 45 (30)
Jordanhill 240 (210) 1157 (75)
Moray House 200 (170) 100 (70)
Northern 240 (205) 110 (75)
St. Andrew's 200 (165) 80 (50)
Total 1,000 (850) 450 (300)

Note: Figures for session 1989–90 in brackets.