To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of local education colleges' expenditure in each county is currently covered by (a) central Government, (b) local education authorities, (c) training providers and training and enterprise councils and (d) fees paid by students.

The information requested is not held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which bodies or organisations will be finally consulted by the proposed funding council for further education in determining the annual budgets of individual further education in colleges in Mid-Glamorgan.

The Further Education Funding Council for Wales has not yet been established. The consultation period on the proposals contained in the White Paper, "Education and Training for the 21st Century", has just ended and comments from interested parties are being taken into consideration in formulating the necessary legislation. Once established, the funding council will be required to allocate funds in a way that secures the efficient management of the colleges: the extent of consultation will be a matter for the council itself to determine. It will work closely with the training and enterprise councils, as stated in the White Paper.