§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 12 December 1997, Official Report, column 735, (1) what Students' Union facilities will be made available in Portsmouth to students on courses administered by Southampton and Bournemouth universities under the new contract; [22908]
492W(2) if the provision of Students' Union facilities were part of the contract specification for pre-registration nursing and midwifery education; what were the minimum standard set; and how they are to be met by the new contract. [22909]
§ Mr. MilburnThe provision of Students' Union facilities has never been included in contract specifications for pre-registration nursing and midwifery education in the Portsmouth area. Arrangements for the provision of these facilities are a matter for the educational institutions concerned and the local branch of the National Union of Students, which is independent of the University.