HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 cc602-3W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will update the table given in his answer to the hon. Member for Blackburn of 9 May 1991,Official Report, columns 562–64, giving the latest available information in respect of each city technology college or proposed and planned city technology college.

Mr. Eggar

The table covers announced CTCs:

Name Harris CTC Norwood Bacon's College Bermondsey Haberdashers' CTC New Cross Brook CTC Corby Landau Forte College Derby Thomas Telford School Telford ADT College Wandsworth Kingswood CTC Bristol
Site Sylvan School site Croydon Bacon's School site Southwark Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham School site Great Oakley Corby Wood Street Derby Old Park Telford Mayfield School Kingswood Bristol
LEA Croydon Southwark Lewisham Northants Derbyshire Shropshire Wandsworth Avon
Exchequer contribution £ million 6.93 13.87 5.70 8.15 8.16 8.40 9.06 Not more than 80 per cent. of cost
Sponsors' contribution
(i) committed1 £ million 1.73 11.60 3.45 2.04 2.04 2.35 2.26 At least 20 per cent, of cost
(ii) confirmed £ million 1.71 31.00 44.45 2.04 2.05 2.35 2.26 At least 20 per cent. of cost
Principal sponsors Philip and Pauline Harris Charitable Trust Philip and Pauline Harris Charitable Trust and Southwark Diocesan Board of Education Haberdashers' Company as Trustees of Robert Aske Charity Mr. Hugh de Capell Brooke The Landau Foundation Forte plc The Mercers Tarmac plc ADT plc Wolfson Foundation and Cable and Wireless plc
Contracts awarded to sponsors None None None None None None None None
School closure involved Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Has a ballot of parents been held and with what result Yes Majority Against No Yes Majority in Favour No 5No 5No 5No 5No
1 Committed sponsorship contributions represent agreed percentage contributions to CTC capital cash limits as secured in formal funding agreements with CTCs.
2 The sponsors commitment is stated net of the proceeds of sale of the site of the former school: the Exchequer contribution will be reduced by the amount of the proceeds of sale.
3 The confirmed contribution is net of the proceeds of sale of the former school site and of contributions to community provision and the chapel.
4 This figure includes the donation of the present site, which has been valued at £3.445 million.
5 In each case, LEA, local schools and other interests consulted on proposals to establish CTC.