To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of students in each of the colleges in the centrally-funded sector of higher education in Scotland, including the colleges of education in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91, and the projected intakes for 1991–92.
The available information is given in the table. Figures for 1990–91 are not yet available. It is not the practice to publish projections of student numbers for individual colleges.
| Students in Higher Education in SOED Centrally Funded Institutions in Scotland by Individual Institution | ||||
| Institution | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | ||
| Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time | |
| Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology | 3,444 | 437 | 3,906 | 622 |
| Dundee Institute of Technology | 1,983 | 199 | 2,088 | 290 |
| Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art | 1,073 | 12 | 1,188 | 10 |
| Edinburgh College of Art | 978 | 180 | 1,062 | 152 |
| Queen Margaret College | 1,376 | 88 | 1,522 | 204 |
| Napier Polytechnic | 5,221 | 3,807 | 4,905 | 3,510 |
| Scottish College of Textiles | 665 | 52 | 642 | 41 |
| Queen's College, Glasgow | 981 | 47 | 1,260 | 116 |
| Glasgow School of Art | 816 | 162 | 920 | 202 |
| Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | 375 | — | 425 | — |
| Glasgow College of Technology | 3,535 | 2,542 | 3,749 | 2,657 |
| Paisley College of Technology | 2,971 | 1,345 | 3,072 | 1,902 |
| The Northern College | 866 | 104 | 1,055 | 73 |
| Moray House College of Education | 1,388 | 150 | 1,563 | 60 |
| Jordanhill College of Education | 1,286 | 675 | 1,518 | 669 |
| Craigie College of Education | 278 | — | 327 | — |
| St. Andrew's College | 555 | — | 669 | — |
| SCOTLAND TOTAL | 27,791 | 9,800 | 29,871 | 10,508 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unit of resource attached to each full-time equivalent students through the grant-in-aid allocations to the centrally-funded sector colleges in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 and the intended unit of resource for 1991–92.
Grant-in-aid per full-time equivalent funded student in the centrally funded college sector in Scotland is given in the table. Because of the technical adjustments made to grant-in-aid to accommodate the shift of resources towards student tuition fees, the figures for the years shown are not on a comparable basis.
| Financial Year | |||
| 11988–89 | 1989–90 | 11990–91 | 31991–92 |
| 4— | £3,736 | £3,441 | 5— |
| 1 A new system of grant based on funded student numbers was introduced in 1989–90. | |||
| 2 In 1990–91 the factors used to convert part-time and sandwich course funded students into full-time equivalents were changed. | |||
| 3 Grant-in-aid and funded student numbers for 1991–92 will be announced shortly. | |||
| 4 Not applicable. | |||
| 5 Not available. | |||