§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much of the total Welsh further education access fund each further education college received on behalf of its students in 1992–93, 1993–94 and to date in 1994–95.
§ Mr. RichardsDetails of allocations of access funds to further education institutions in Wales in the years 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 are given in the following table.
Allocation of access funds Institution 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ North East Wales Institute1 68,218 — — Llandrillo Technical College 17,045 24,302 32,304 Welsh College of Horticulture 3,754 3,961 5,274 Coleg Llysfasi College 1,064 1,280 1,705 Carmarthen College of Technology and Art 19,155 19,155 24,955 Pembrokeshire College 9,955 9,955 13,047 Coleg Ceredigion 5,504 6,015 8,010 Welsh Agricultural College1 6,554 — — Gwent Tertiary College 38,325 40,976 54,566 Gwynedd Technical College2 5,349 7,385 9,835 Coleg Pencraig2 1,408 2,263 3,014 Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor 2,471 3,425 4,560 Merthyr Tydfil College 4,536 7,385 9,835 Aberdare College 5,881 5,881 7,217 Bridgend College of Technology 7,033 7,266 9,676 Rhondda College 1,001 1,221 1,626 Ystrad Mynach College 6,725 8,427 11,223 Pontypridd Technical College 7,570 9,112 12,135 Pencoed College 1,408 2,144 2,855 Coleg Powys 5,067 5,067 5,433 Coleg Glan Hafren 10,031 10,031 12,631 Barry College 9,978 9,978 12,571 Swansea College 7,914 7,914 9,636 Gorseinon College 1,720 1,727 2,300 Neath College 5,349 5,349 6,464 Afan College 1,720 1,720 2,221 Coleg Harlech 4,723 4,723 5,512 Deeside College3 — 11,405 15,188 St. David's RC 6th Form College4 — 417 555 Yale College4 — 715 18,916 1 Since 1 April 1993 NEWI and WAC have been incorporated, higher education institutions 2 Amalgamated as Coleg Menai on 1 August 1994 3 Incorporated 1 April 1993 as a result of transfer of some FE provision from NEWI 4 Joined FEFCW funded sector 1 April 1993
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many individual applications were made to the further education access fund in 1992–93, 1993–94 and to date in 1994–95; and which further education colleges those students were attending.
§ Mr. RichardsFurther education colleges in Wales received a total of 2,493 applications for assistance from the access funds in academic year 1992–93. Details of the applications received by each further education college are given in the following table. Similar information for academic years 1993–94 and 1994–95 is not yet available.
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Institution Number of students applying for assistance from the access funds in the academic year 1992–93 North East Wales Institute 649 Llandrillo Technical College 184 Welsh College of Horticulture 28 Coleg Llysfasi College 10 Carmarthen College of 85 Technology and Art Pembrokeshire College 62 Coleg Ceredigion 41 Welsh Agricultural College 48 Gwent Tertiary College 353 Gwynedd Technical College1 88 Coleg Pencraig1 31 Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor 19 Merthyr Tydfil College 72 Aberdare College 63 Bridgend College of Technology 57 Rhondda College 14 Ystrad Mynach College 116 Pontypridd Technical College 143 Pencoed College 11 Coleg Powys 52 Coleg Glan Hafren 106 Barry College 72 Swansea College 15 Gorseinon College 18 Neath College 20 Afan College 15 Coleg Harlech 121 Total 2,493 1 Amalgamated as Coleg Menai on 1 August 1994.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what criteria are used to decide if a student is eligible for assistance from the further education access fund.
§ Mr. RichardsThe Further Education Funding Council pays grants to institutions within the further education sector in Wales so that they may provide financial help to students whose access to further education might be inhibited by financial considerations or who, for whatever reason including physical or other disabilities, face financial difficulties.
In order to be eligible for assistance from the access funds, further education students must satisfy the residence requirement, be following full-time—including sandwich—courses of further or adult education and be aged 19 or over. It is for each institution to decide its own criteria and procedures for considering applications and making payments of access funds to eligible students, subject to the terms and conditions specified by the council and any other guidance from the council.