§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairman-elect of the Welsh Further Education Council concerning the(a) funding, (b) start date and (c) course provision at the proposed new further education college extension at Lockwith, Cardiff.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsI met Mr. Malcolm Wallace, chairman of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales, on 23 October to discuss a number of issues, including the funds which will be available to the council in 1993–94. I also met Councillor P. Perkins, chairman of the education committee for South Glamorgan on 26 June to discuss the future of further education courses in the Cardiff area.
Responsibility for planning further education courses in the Cardiff area rests with South Glamorgan county council until 31 March 1993, after which the responsibility transfers to the Further Education Funding Council for Wales. The director of Education for South Glamorgan wrote to the Welsh Office on 12 October with certain proposals regarding the establishment of further education facilities at Leckwith. This has been drawn to the attention of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales. it will be for the council to determine its own expenditure priorities for 1993–94 when it is informed of the funding available to it.
I understand that the funding council is currently considering the pattern of provision for further education in Cardiff in the light of the letter from the director of education.