§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the number of persons in Northern Ireland in full or part-time education who will have their 19th birthday during the current school year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe latest available figures show that for the 1989–90 school year there were 5,480 full-time and 3,407 part-time 19-year-old students.
§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the full-time equivalent staffing level in each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1989–90;
(2) what was the full-time equivalent student enrolment to each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1989–90.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is as follows:
Further education college Staff Full-time equivalent lecturers Enrolments Full-time equivalent students Belfast College of Technology 289 3,017 Belfast College of Business Studies 138 1,938 Rupert Stanley College 287 3,866 North-West College 207 2,669 Fermanagh 89 994 Limavady 72 752 Omagh 101 990 Antrim 47 529 Ballymena 133 1,597 Newtownabbey 142 1,561 North Antrim 39 429 Coleraine 75 941 Magherafelt 50 593 Lame 59 503 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College 22 199 Lisburn 123 1,247 Down 92 1,049 Newcastle 45 577 Castlereagh 107 1,238 North Down 182 1,940 Lurgan 69 814 Portadown 124 1,502 Armagh 94 1,092 Banbridge 45 528 East Tyrone 89 1,019 Newry/Kilkeel 129 1,502
§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total recurrent budget for each of the further education colleges in Northern Ireland during the academic year 1989–90.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested is not held centrally for individual further education colleges and will have to be obtained from the education and library boards. I will write to the hon. Gentleman when the information is to hand and place a copy of my letter in the Library.