asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the composition of the new Northern college board of governors, showing the proportion of members who will sit in a specifically representative capacity of staff or students; if he will provide comparable figures for the previous boards at (a) Aberdeen and (b) Dundee colleges; and if he will make a statement.
Following a consultation exercise last year, it is intended to alter the composition of the governing bodies of all the colleges of education from 1 April. The tables provide the detailed information requested.
| Future composition of Northern College of Education Governing Body | |
| Category of interest | Number of representatives |
| Local authorities | 3 |
| Directors of education | 1 |
| Higher education | 2 |
| Academic staff | 6 |
| Non-academic staff | 1 |
| Teachers | 3 |
Category of interest
| Number of representatives
|
| Students | 1 |
| The Churches | 1 |
| Other interests | 2 |
| Secretary of State's appointees | 4 |
| Co-opted members | up to 3 |
Present composition of Governing Bodies
| ||
Number of representatives
| ||
Category of interest
| Aberdeen
| Dundee
|
| Local authorities | 6 | 4 |
| Directors of education | 1 | 1 |
| Higher education | 3 | 3 |
| Academic staff | 7 | 7 |
| Teachers | 7 | 7 |
| Students | 2 | 2 |
| The Churches | 2 | 2 |
| Other interests | — | 2 |
| Secretary of State's appointees | 4 | 4 |