§ 29. Mr. ConnartyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what meetings he has had with representatives of Scottish further education colleges about their budgets; and if he will make a statement. [29400]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. Friend met representatives of the Employers' Association for Scottish Further Education Colleges, the Association of Principals of Colleges and the Association for Colleges on 5 June to discuss a number of issues of interest to Scottish colleges of further education. The wide ranging discussion covered funding. My right hon. Friend congratulated the sector on its efficiency gains and emphasised the need for close control of public expenditure. He suggested that FE colleges should continue to explore the opportunities offered by the private finance initiative. Officials in the Scottish Office education department have been asked to continue to liaise with representatives of the sector.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial guidance he gives to the boards of colleges of further education about financial information(a) is available to the public or (b) is confidential. [30209]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFurther education colleges are required to publish an annual report, which may be either combined with or separate from their annual accounts. One of the obligations of colleges' charitable status registration is that annual accounts should be made available to anyone who requests them.
No guidance has been issued to colleges of further education regarding the publication of financial information which they should consider confidential.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which colleges of further education in Scotland have financial deficits; and what action they are taking to remove these deficits. [30207]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest available audited annual accounts are for the financial year 199394. In that year the following five colleges showed a deficit balance on income and expenditure account reserve:
- The Barony College
- James Watt College of Further and Higher Education
718 - Motherwell College
- North Glasgow College
- Stevenson College
The colleges are examining all areas of expenditure to identify possible savings.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will keep central statistics of the number of further education college staff who will be made redundant this year. [30204]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNo. Staffing numbers and levels are the responsibility of the board of management of each college.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much financial support he has given to each further education college in Scotland in this financial year; and what was each college's budget for the last year. [30208]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonTable A indicates the grant support provided to Scottish colleges of further education in 1995–96 by my right hon. Friend. In addition, a further £2.7 million is available to colleges to assist in the restructuring of college staff in 1995–96. Table B provides college budgeted gross expenditure, including all income, for 1994–95.
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Table A Grant support £ Aberdeen College 13,547,850 Angus College 3,317,583 Anniesland College 4,221,847 Ayr College 4,882,025 Banff and Buchan College of Further Education 3,332,900 The Barony College 1,569,850 Bell College of Technology 5,870,227 Borders College 4,016,053 Cambuslang College 4,168,630 Cardonald College 7,041,675 Central College of Commerce 4,748,578 Clackmannan College of Further Education 2,500,315 Clydebank College 7,276,418 Coatbridge College 3,793,381 Cumbernauld College 2,856,666 Dumfries and Galloway College 5,347,452 Dundee College 10,787,243 Elmwood College 3,170,133 Falkirk College of Technology 8,344,238 Fife College of Further and Higher Education 7,631,275 Glasgow College of Building and Printing 5,972,191 Glasgow College of Food Technology 3,697,425 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies 4,030,127 Glenrothes College 5,070,135 Inverness College 6,578,400 James Watt College of Further and Higher Education 7,843,488 Jewel and Esk Valley College 7,642,868 John Wheatley College 3,667,525 Kilmarnock College 5,382,855 Langside College 7,032,661 Lauder College 5,329,375 Lews Castle College 2,481,389 Moray College 5,078,738 Motherwell College 7,323,203 North Glasgow College 6,461,706 Oatridge Agricultural College 2,258,026 Perth College 5,812,713 Reid Ken-College 8,422,413 Stevenson College 10,206,838
Table A Grant support £ Stow College 4,521,435 Telford College 13,189,850 Thurso College 3,134,648 West Lothian College 5,222,427 Total 244,784,775
Table B Total expenditure £ Aberdeen College 18,813,000 Angus College 3,877,415 Anniesland College 5,045,000 Ayr College 6,580,191 Banff and Buchan College of Further Education 3,622,826 The Barony College 2,099,600 Bell College of Technology 9,743,546 Borders College 4,837,500 Cambuslang College 5,255,000 Cardonald College 8,441,500 Central College of Commerce 6,609,000 Clackmannan College of Further Education 3,189,860 Clydebank College 8,805,735 Coatbridge College 4,896,917 Cumbernauld College 3,406,803 Dumfries and Galloway College 6,527,947 Dundee College 14,259,090 Elmwood College 4,337,770 Falkirk College of Technology 10,759,850 Fife College of Further and Higher Education 10,575,000 Glasgow College of Building and Printing 9,272,060 Glasgow College of Food Technology 5,115,788 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies 5,838,736 Glenrothes College 6,870,562 Inverness College 8,996,312 James Watt College of Further and Higher Education 9,611,100 Jewel and Esk College 11,375,000 John Wheatley College 3,511,350 Kilmarnock College 6,215,304 Langside College 7,420,930 Lauder College 7,285,019 Lews Castle College 2,719,799 Moray College 6,218,000 Motherwell College 9,344,731 North Glasgow College 8,266,277 Oatridge Agricultural College 3,634,407 Perth College 7,794,710 Reid Kerr College 9,426,455 Stevenson College 13,315,895 Stow College 5,992,517 Telford College 16,837,564 Thurso College 3,232,098 West Lothian College 6,882,263 Total 316,860,427