University for Industry (Hansard, 7 December 1998)

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment from which budget head within his Department he plans to allocate future resources for the University for Industry. [61809]

§ Mr. Mudie
Funding for the University for Industry will be allocated from the overall Department for Education and Employment resources agreed in the Comprehensive Spending Review. Expenditure will be from a specific University for Industry subhead.

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposed expenditure for the University for Industry he expects to be included within the £40 million allocated within the Comprehensive Spending Review for start-up costs. [61807]

§ Mr. Mudie
The precise way in which the £40 million budget will be spent in 1999–2000 will be determined after Ministers have considered the University for Industry's Corporate Plan which we expect to receive shortly. I would expect, however, that expenditure will cover a range of areas necessary to ensure that the University for Industry gets off to the best possible start. These are likely to include the development of innovative learning materials and the establishment of a network of learning centres to link communities to University for Industry opportunities.

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will place a copy of the business plan for the University for Industry in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [61825]

§ Mr. Mudie
The University for Industry Transition Board will submit a three-year Corporate Plan to Ministers shortly. It will contain commercially sensitive material and is not intended for publication. However, I expect the University for Industry to make a range of information publicly available in the New Year. This may include publishing an abbreviated version of the Corporate Plan.

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what additional resources he expects to allocate to the University for Industry in each of the years 2000–01 and 2001–02; and if these resources will be allocated from the Comprehensive Spending Review total for education. [61808]

§ Mr. Mudie
The Department plans to announce decisions on funding beyond 1999–2000 in the Departmental Report which is due to be published in the spring. Any such resources will be allocated from the90W Comprehensive Spending Review total for the Department for Education and Employment. Expenditure will be from a specific University for Industry subhead.