Higher Education Places

HC Deb 22 June 1999 vol 333 cc352-3W

Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will provide details of the allocation to each college of further and higher education of the 600 additional full-time higher education places to be made available over the next two years. [87886]

Mr. McFall

The additional 600 full-time higher education places over the next two academic years have been allocated to further education colleges as follows:

College	1999–2000	2000–01	Total
Belfast Institute of F&HE	62	62	124
North West Institute of F&HE	26	26	52
North Down and Ards Institute of F&HE	33	33	66
Lisburn Institute of F&HE	13	13	26
Upper Bann Institute of F&HE	22	22	44
Newry and Kilkeel Institute of F&HE	48	48	96

College	1999–2000	2000–01	Total
North East Institute of F&HE	45	45	90
East Antrim Institute of F&HE	14	14	28
Fermanagh College of F&HE	12	12	24
NI Hotel and Catering College	13	13	26
East Down Institute of F&HE	12	12	24
Total	300	300	600