§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the expenditure on further education as a percentage of Northern Ireland gross domestic product for the past five years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe percentage of gross domestic product at factor cost for recurrent expenditure on further education was: 641W
Per cent. 1985–86 0.75 1986–87 0.75 1987–88 0.75 1988–89 0.76 1989–90 n/a
BELB NEELB SEELB SELB WELB 1985–86 Number of awards 371 539 376 362 466 Expenditure £589,263 £715,438 £515,517 £566,990 £667,017 1986–87 Number of awards 339 492 308 403 414 Expenditure £625,047 £758,403 £497,772 £641,024 £690,635 1987–88 Number of awards 324 558 321 396 430 Expenditure £610,317 £774,274 £461,443 £675,283 £743,936 1988–89 Number of awards 281 477 337 381 432 Expenditure £664,017 £847,512 £562,051 £915,454 £789,718 1989–901 Number of awards 327 484 370 474 432 Expenditure £729,053 £1,049,248 £646,470 £900,514 £824,910 1 Figures taken from the unaudited accounts of the education and library boards.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those organisations which responded to the review of further education in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe organisations which responded are listed below. Their views are being considered and an announcement on the way forward will be made in the early summer.
Education and library boards
- Belfast
- Western
- North-Eastern
- South-Eastern
- Southern
Colleges of further education
- Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College
- Magherafelt
- Fermanagh
- Newry
- Banbridge
- Antrim
- Portadown
- Ballymena
- College of Business Studies, Belfast
- Armagh
- East Tyrone
- Belfast College of Technology
- Castlereagh
- Rupert Stanley
- North West College of Technology
- Omagh
- Down
- Lurgan
- Newcastle
- Newtownabbey
Others
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- Queen's University, Belfast
- University of Ulster
- National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
- National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers
- Association of Principals of Colleges
n/a—Not available.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number and value of discretionary awards awarded by each area board over the last five years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe updated information is as follows:
- Northern Ireland Committee Irish Congress of Trade Unions
- Education Alliance Northern Ireland
- Association of College Management
- Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
- National Union of Student UK/Union of Students in Ireland
- Association of College Registrars and Administrators
- Confederation of British Industry
- Educational Guidance Service for Adults
- Women's Education Project
- Workers Education Association
- Adult and Community Education Committee of BELB
- NI Adult Education Association
- Newry & Mourne District Council
- City and Guilds of London Institute
- Fleming Fulton Special School
- Manor House Special School
- Open University
- NI Committee of Catering Studies
- Library Committee of NEELB
- Northern Ireland Curriculum Council
- Library and Information Services Council
- Adult Literacy and Basic Education Committee
- Society of Education Officers NI
- Community Services Belfast City Council
- Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the treatment of student union funds within the further education sector; and whether such funds will be delegated to colleges or treated as excepted items.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe question of the funding of student unions in further education colleges is a matter for education and library boards. Boards are currently in the process of preparing their schemes for local management of colleges and no decisions have yet been taken about whether this funding will be delegated to colleges or treated as an excepted item.