§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many grants the Scottish Office is awarding to Scottish students studying for the postgraduate diploma 121W in art therapy in (a) English higher educational institutions and (b) Scottish higher educational institutions.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 May 1993]: The Scottish Office is supporting two Scottish students studying for the postgraduate diploma in art therapy at English higher education institutions in session 1992–93. There is only one similar course at a higher education institution in Scotland. It commenced only in session 1992–93 and the arrangements were finalised too late for it to be considered for an allocation of awards. The position will be reviewed for session 1993–94.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what monitoring he is carrying out of the factors influencing the drop out rate of first-year students on the postgraduate diploma in art therapy run by Edinburgh university settlement's school of art therapy.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 May 1993]: The Scottish Office Education Department does not monitor completion rates on individual courses at higher education institutions in Scotland. The Department recently published research into factors affecting non-completion rates in Scottish Universities and issued guidelines for promoting effective learning in higher education. Together with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, the Department maintains a general interest in completion rates across the sector as a whole.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total EC funding available to the Edinburgh university settlement's school of art therapy.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 May 1993 ]: I understand that Edinburgh University Settlement's school of art therapy is to receive funding of the order of 294,000 ECUs (£230,000) in the three-year period 1991–1993 through the European Community's HORIZON initiative.