Land-based Colleges (Hansard, 27 January 2005)

HL Deb 27 January 2005 vol 668 c181WA 181WA

§ Baroness Byford
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many former agriculture colleges, now known as land-based colleges, are running at a financial loss. (HL882]

§ Lord Filkin
Information about the number of land- based colleges in the further education sector that are running at a financial loss is not collected by the department. This is an operational matter for the Learning and Skills Council. Mark Haysom, the council's chief executive, will write to the noble Baroness with this information. A copy of his letter will be placed in the Library.