HC Deb 04 December 1995 vol 268 cc103-7W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) voluntary and (b)

College 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Voluntary redundancies
Belfast (wef 1 April 1991) n/a 16
Fermanagh 1 1
Limavady 1
North-west 1
Omagh 3 2
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering
North Antrim 2 2[...] Causeway
Coleraine 1 1 7
Antrim 1 North-east
Ballymena 1 6 7
Magherafelt 2
Newtownabbey Lame 1 East Antirm
Larne 2 9
Castlereagh 3
Down EastDown
Newcastle 1 5 4
North Down and Ards 3
East Tyrone 1
Newry and Kilkeel 2
Banbridge 2 Upper Bann
Lurgan 3 4
Portadown 1
Compulsory redundancies
Belfast (wef 1 April 1995) n/a
Fermanagh 2
Omagh 1
North Antrim 1 1 Causeway
Coleraine
Antrim 3 North-east
Ballymena
Magherafelt
Newtownabbey East Antrim
Larne 3 2
Banbridge
Lurgan 3 Upper Bann
Portadown 1

Information on Belfast is not available prior to 1991–92. There were no voluntary or compulsory redundancies in the other colleges in 1988–89 or 1989–90.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time lecturing posts have

College 11990–91 11991–92 21992–93 21993–94 21994–95 21995–96
BIFHE 551 567 551 550 524 526
Fermanagh 74 69 64 59 63 68
Limavady 44 45 32 36 35 46
North-West 156 158 132 146 154 175
Omagh 67 68 67 64 61 63
NI Hotel and Catering 22 22 19 23 24 24
North Antrim 30 27 20 20 Causeway
Coleraine 64 64 53 56 97 89
Antrim 40 38 31 33 North East
Ballymena 106 105 98 82
Magherafelt 44 44 41 37 184 182
Newtownabbey 100 94 89 92 East Antrim
Larne 54 50 38 37 145 127

compulsory redundancies there have been in each further education college in Northern Ireland in each academic year since 1988. [2535]

Mr. Ancram

The information is as follows:

been funded from the further and higher education budget in each further education college in Northern Ireland in each year since 1990–91. [2491]

Mr. Ancram

The information as at October in each year is as follows:

College 11990–91 11991–92 21992–93 21993–94 21994–95 21995–96
Castlereagh 78 70 67 70 70 70
Down 67 71 56 58 East Down
Newcastle 36 34 23 27 98 96
Lisburn 96 91 65 64 66 68
North Down and Ards 128 134 106 107 116 120
Armagh 71 70 66 60 57 61
East Tyrone 67 70 64 59 67 64
Newry and Kilkeel 92 92 86 86 86 101
Banbridge 31 30 28 28 Upper Bann
Lurgan 59 60 47 52
Portadown 98 96 88 88 178 140

Notes:

1Includes full-time lecturers employed in the Youth Training Programme (YTP lecturers cannot be separately identified for 1990-91 and 1991-92).

2 Excludes full-time lecturers employed in the Youth Training Programme.

1. From 1994?–95 North Antrim and Coleraine became Causeway; Antrim, Ballymena and Magherafelt became North East; Newtownabbey and Larne became East Antrim; Down and Newcastle became East Down; and Banbridge, Lurgan and Portadown became Upper Bann.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many industrial tribunal and fair employment tribunal cases have been lodged against which further education colleges in each year since 1988. [2536]

Mr. Ancram

The following information has been provided by the education and library boards. Their records do not show cases prior to 1990.

College 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Belfast 1 1 4 6
Fermanagh 2 2
North-west 1 1 3 1
Omagh 1 1 2 1
NI Hotel and Catering 2 2
North Antrim 1
Antrim 1
Larne 2

College 11990–91 11990–91 21992–93 21993–94 21994–95
College of Technology 83 BIFHE
College of Business Studies 89 876 903 882 857
Rupert Stanley 851
Fermanagh 56 47 48 53 79
Limavady 56 60 67 70 77
North West 137 156 184 203 337
Omagh 58 52 60 53 101
NI Hotel and Catering 5 9 5 6 11
North Antrim 30 54 35 45 Causeway
Coleraine 36 39 32 38 85
Antrim 39 31 51 54
Ballymena 61 72 73 67 North-east
Magherafelt 29 25 16 23 195
Newtownabbey 154 134 116 79 East Antrim
Larne 29 15 7 7 127
Castlereagh 184 139 100 145 186
Down 126 75 99 118 East Down
Newcastle 52 34 44 57 183
Lisburn 154 89 96 142 163
North Down and Ards 264 167 170 281 235
Armagh 71 51 38 40 66

College 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Castlereagh 1 2
Down 1
Newcastle 5 1 1 2
Lisburn 3 2
North Down and Ards 1 1 2 2 6
East Tyrone 4 4
Newry and Kilkeel 7 2
Lurgan 1 1
Portadown 1 2 1
Upper Bann1 3
1Amalgamation of Portadown, Lurgan and Banbridge on 1 September 1994.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many part-time lecturing staff have been employed in each college of further education in Northern Ireland in each year since 1990. [2492]

Mr. Ancram

The information requested is as follows:

College 11990–91 11991–92 21992–93 21993–94 21994–95
East Tyrone 47 51 51 43 119
Newry and Kilkeel 64 82 54 53 135
Banbridge 41 44 44 46 Upper Bann
Lurgan 28 26 33 45 249
Portadown 83 47 20 12

Notes:

1 Part-time teachers as at January.

2 Part-time teachers as at October.

1. From 1994–95 North Antrim and Coleraine became Causeway; Antrim, Ballymena and Magherafelt became North East; Newtownabbey and Larne became East Antrim; Down and Newcastle became East Down; and Banbridge, Lurgan and Portadown became Upper Bann.