§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the cost of implementing Statutory Instrument 2718 and the guidance notice relating to portable buildings. [19898]
§ John Healey[holding answer 30 November 2001]: Statutory Instrument 2718 is The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2001. This order amends the planning guidelines relating to telecommunications masts, and has no relevance to portable buildings. There has thus been no assessment of the cost of implementing this Statutory Instrument.
However, the hon. Member did raise the issue of portable buildings in the debate in the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation on Wednesday 21 November 2001 which considered the Prayer against both Statutory Instrument 2718 and Statutory Instrument 3335, The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001. The Approved Document to Part L2 of the Building Regulations, which Statutory Instrument 3335 amended, gives guidance on how portable buildings may meet the requirements of Part L2 of the Regulations under the heading "Buildings constructed from sub-assemblies".
Further education funding (2001–02 prices) £ million 1995–96 Outturn 1996–97 Outturn 1997–98 Outturn 1998–99 Outturn 1999–2000 Outturn 2000–07 Original plans 2001–02 Planned Total FE funding cash 3,000.5 3,130.7 3,131.4 3,101.6 3,299.8 3,502.1 4,028.5 of which: FE core participation funding 3,000.5 3,130.7 3,131.4 3,101.6 3216.4 3,323.1 3,609.5 additional capital grant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 70.0 140.0 FE Standards Fund 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.9 80.0 165.0 FE Teachers' Pay Initiative 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.0 Other additional grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 29.1 49.0 Total FE funding 2001–02 prices 3,506.5 3,546.7 3,441.3 3,316.0 3,443.7 3,589.7 4,028.5 of which: FE core participation funding 3,506.5 3,546.7 3,441.3 3,316.0 3,356.7 3,406.2 3,609.5 additional capital grant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.7 71.8 140.0 FE Standards Fund 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.4 82.0 165.0 FE Teachers' Pay Initiative 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.0 Other additional grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 29.8 49.0 Notes:
1. FEFC/LSC administration funding and FE student support funding excluded from all figures.
2. Additional employer contributions excluded (£35 million in 1999–2000 and £60 million in each 2000–01 and 2001–02.
3. Figures up to 2000–01 based on cash resources made available to the FEFC by the Department.
4. Figure for 2001–02 based on planned FE funding included in the Learning and Skills Council resources. Final decision on levels of funding are for the LSC to take.
§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the impact of house prices on the recruitment and retention of further education college staff in the south-east of England. [20742]
§ John Healey[holding answer 4 December 2001]: Turnover of staff in the further education (FE) sector in the south-east of England averages 11 per cent. for lecturers and 17 per cent. for support staff. Recruitment and retention difficulties arise from competition from other institutions and the wider economy.
640WThere is nothing in the guidance in the Approved Document that indicates that portable buildings will have to be disposed of after five years. It indicates that there are no restrictions at all on portable buildings that are moved from one place to another on the same site. With regard to buildings moved from one site to another the guidance is that a building constructed from external fabric sub-assemblies obtained from other premises or from a stock manufactured before 31 December 2001, would normally be considered to meet the requirement if the fabric thermal resistance or the prospective annual energy use will be no worse than the relevant performance standards given in the 1995 edition of Approved Document L.