§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount each further and higher education college in Scotland has acquired from the Scottish Office budget in each year since incorporation in(a) cash terms, (b) real terms at 1998–99 prices and (c) as a percentage of their total income. [55007]
§ Mr. DewarThe total of recurrent grant-in-aid and funding in respect of bursaries, restructuring and capital projects made available to incorporated colleges by the Secretary of State, since incorporation, in cash and real terms (at 1998–99 prices) and as a percentage of colleges' total income is shown in the following tables.
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Scottish Office funding to colleges in real terms at 1998–99 prices £ million College 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Aberdeen College 13.395 14.674 14.783 18.394 17.812 16.393 Angus College 2.992 3.330 3.599 4.959 4.906 4.860 Anniesland College 3.994 4.935 4.668 5.228 5.247 5.238 Ayr College 4.567 5.066 5.277 5.970 5.789 5.767 Banff and Buchan College of Further Education 3.123 3.309 3.679 4.806 4.841 4.638 The Barony College 1.428 1.177 1.729 1.791 1.363 1.256 Bell College of Technology 5.546 6.234 6.458 5.514 4.900 4.478 Borders College 4.135 4.362 4.444 5.485 5.380 4.782 Cambuslang College 4.359 4.492 4.577 5.115 4.906 4.489 Cardonald College 6.275 6.945 6.857 8.960 11.010 10.252 Central College of Commerce 4.061 4.771 5.098 5.440 5.248 5.225 Clackmannan College of Further Education 2.547 2.782 3.251 3.251 3.035 2.956 Clydebank College 6.969 7.832 8.071 8.400 7.702 7.602 Coatbridge College 4.009 4.806 4.141 4.861 4.715 4.673 Cumbernauld College 2.614 2.827 3.126 4.231 3.610 3.583 Dumfries and Galloway College 5.410 5.775 5.930 6.637 6.443 5.842 Dundee College 11.882 12.750 11.868 13.664 12.126 11.592 Elmwood College 3.499 3.500 3.448 3.899 3.619 3.394 Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education 8.490 9.315 9.456 10.373 9.297 9.230 Fife College of Further and Higher Education 7.055 7.913 8.354 8.886 7.834 7.195 Glasgow College of Building and Printing 5.754 6.919 6.504 6.274 6.475 7.101 Glasgow College of Food Technology 3.335 3.902 4.136 4.481 3.869 3.776 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies 4.207 4.628 4.446 4.563 4.423 4.531 Glenrothes College 5.084 5.307 5.513 6.469 6.102 5.968 Inverness College 7.327 7.706 7.459 8.461 7.601 6.852 James Watt College of Further and Higher Education 5.710 6.919 8.439 10.311 10.767 11.810 Jewel and Esk Valley College 8.634 9.075 8.717 8.794 8.312 8.003 John Wheatley College 3.160 3.544 3.800 4.092 4.142 4.025 Kilmarnock College 4.767 5.371 5.805 7.065 7.236 7.160 Langside College 5.919 6.586 7.601 7.605 7.650 7.005 Lauder College 5.221 5.841 5.896 6.901 6.770 6.489 Lews Castle College 2.336 2.392 2.601 2.417 3.125 3.509 Moray College 4.919 5.339 5.606 6.901 6.431 5.748 Motherwell College 7.215 7.499 8.026 9.923 10.125 9.780 North Glasgow College 6.577 7.563 7.021 7.061 6.448 5.909 Oatridge Agricultural College 2.366 2.703 2.299 2.163 2.076 1.986 Perth College 5.862 6.215 6.436 7.727 7.164 6.396 Reid Kerr College 7.919 8.877 8.930 10.194 9.984 9.195 Stevenson College 10.941 11.755 11.160 12.273 14.233 13.310 Stow College 3.668 4.802 4.860 5.528 5.459 5.423 Edinburgh's Telford College 13.807 14.990 14.972 15.780 15.626 15.340 Thurso College 3.900 3.035 3.367 3.493 2.982 2.929 West Lothian College 5.441 6.991 5.791 5.786 5.244 4.938
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Scottish Office funding as a percentage of total income The total income figure is derived from audited accounts, the latest complete set of which is for the year 1996–97 Percentage College 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Aberdeen College 64 65 67 72 Angus College 68 67 62 74 Anniesland College 71 74 69 70 Ayr College 63 64 64 64 Banff and Buchan College of Further Education 73 76 75 75 The Barony College 49 46 54 55 Bell College of Technology 48 56 60 47 Borders College 74 74 73 74 Cambuslang College 72 73 73 76 Cardonald College 62 63 65 69 Central College of Commerce 53 60 63 64 Clackmannan College of Further Education 68 70 76 80 Clackmannan College of Further Education 68 70 76 80 Clydebank College 69 70 70 69 Coatbridge College 71 72 72 73 Cumbernauld College 70 73 76 78 Dumfries and Galloway College 70 69 70 70 Dundee College 73 73 69 71 Elmwood College 69 61 57 59 Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education 69 74 72 70
Scottish Office funding as a percentage of total income The total income figure is derived from audited accounts, the latest complete set of which is for the year 1996–97 Percentage College 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Fife College of Further and Higher Education 53 58 61 59 Glasgow College of Building and Printing 52 55 58 55 Glasgow College of Food Technology 60 69 72 73 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies 62 64 57 56 Glenrothes College 59 63 60 61 Inverness College 68 69 69 71 James Watt College of Further and Higher Education 56 61 67 68 Jewel and Esk Valley College 64 69 70 66 John Wheatley College 77 78 78 75 Kilmarnock College 67 67 68 70 Langside College 71 73 71 76 Lauder College 60 58 53 50 Lews Castle College 65 60 61 65 Moray College 72 72 71 75 Motherwell College 63 64 64 70 North Glasgow College 70 73 73 76 Oatridge Agricultural College 51 51 49 45 Perth College 66 69 70 68 Reid Kerr College 70 70 71 72 Stevenson College 73 74 76 78 Stow College 54 61 66 68 Edinburgh's Telford College 70 71 72 71 Thurso College 73 72 65 63 West Lothian College 70 73 71 73
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list each of the further and higher education colleges participating in the University of the Highlands and Islands Project; when they signed contracts to participate in the project; and when these contracts(a) expired and (b) were renewed; [55002]
(2) who appointed the current principals of further and higher education colleges in Scotland; and where each current principal of a further and higher education college was previously employed; [55003]
(3) what powers (a) he and (b) the board of management from further and higher education colleges have to (i) appoint, (ii) approve or (iii) dismiss the principal and members of the boards of management from their further and higher education college; [55004]
(4) if he will list the current members of the boards of management for each further and higher education college in Scotland indicating how their appointment met the criteria of being fully representative of local interests in accordance with the terms of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992; [55005]
(5) how his Department monitors use of public money granted to further and higher education colleges in Scotland to ensure propriety in its expenditure; [55006]
(6) what accounts have been presented to his Department by Moray College on the use of Scottish Office funding for further and higher education since the incorporation of the college; [55008]
(7) what guidelines his Department has given to the principals and members of the boards of management of further and higher education colleges on expenses incurred by the principals and members of the boards of management; [55009]
(8) what is the expected deficit for Moray College for the years (a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; [55010]
950W(9) what guidelines his Department has issued to the principals and members of the boards of management of further and higher education colleges on employment and personnel appointment procedures, with particular reference to guidance on the employment of family members; [55011]
(10) what guidelines must be followed by the boards of management of further and higher education colleges on the payment of performance-related pay and bonuses to college managers when the college is running a financial deficit; [55012]
(11) if he will investigate the alleged link between adhesive arachnoiditis and the use of Myodil; [55037]
(12) if he will fund the greater use of chronic pain management programmes for sufferers of adhesive arachnoiditis; [55039]
(13) what reassessment of the "Higher Still" reforms has been made since May 1997; [55014]
(14) what changes his Department has made to the requirement for young offenders to be tested for drugs; and what plans he has to require young offenders taking drugs to undertake treatment programmes; [55016]
(15) how much money has been paid by his Department to Moray College for special needs education in each of the years since incorporation expressed in (a) cash and (b) real terms based on 1998–99 prices; and what audited accounts he has received from Moray College on how this has been spent on special needs education; [54999]
(16) what procedures he has in place to ensure that money granted by his Department to further and higher education colleges for special needs education is spent properly; [55000]
951W(17) what (a) guidelines and (b) statutory procedures must be followed by the boards of management of further and higher education colleges when consulting staff and union representatives on management and staff restructuring within the colleges. [55049]
§ Mr. DewarI refer the hon. Member to my letter of 12 October, a copy of which was placed in the House Library.