§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of vacancies which will arise on school governing bodies when the present period of office comes to an end; and of these how many will be parent governor vacancies. [10026]
§ Mr. RichardsAccording to a survey of school governors commissioned by the Welsh Office in 1994, there are around 24,300 school governorships in Wales. Of these, the term of appointment of approximately 60 per cent. will come to an end this year. No estimate has been made as to how many of these are parent governors.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many seats there are on school governing bodies(a) in each county and (b) in Wales; what is the number and
£ million 1993–4 Outturn 1994–95 Outturn 1995–96 Outturn Cash 1994–95 prices Cash 1994–95 prices Cash 1994–95 prices FEFCW 145.841 148.583 172.518 172.518 178.463 173.687 HEFCW 179.200 182.569 232.497 232.497 242.496 236.006 Full time equivalent student numbers FE 46,000 51,200 53,500 HE 57,239 62,700 64,500
£ 1994–95 1994–95 1994–95 Spending per head Cash prices Cash prices Cash prices FE 3,170 3,230 3,369 3,369 3,336 3,246 HE 4,912 5,004 4,978 4,978 4,734 4,607 The spending plans for further and higher education announced on 13 December assume the following:
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Students Cost per student £ Students Cost per student £ Students Cost per student £ FE 56,000 3,097 58,500 3,001 60,900 2,794 HE 65,200 4,737 65,000 4,725 65,600 4,655 The spending per head in higher education includes tuition fees paid directly to higher education institutions by local education authorities.