To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many applications were made to agricultural colleges in the United Kingdom in each year from 2004-05 to 2006-07; what funding each college received in each year; and if he will make a statement. (104917)

I can confirm the funding allocations that each agricultural college received from the Learning and Skills Council in each year from 2004-05 to 2006-07 as listed in the following table. For 2006-07 a number of agricultural colleges have been successful in the tendering process for Train to Gain, our new national programme of workplace training for adults. The contract values for those successful agricultural colleges is set out as follows, including those colleges which have successfully led consortia bids; other colleges may also be involved in Train to Gain through collaboration with other providers.

We do not hold information on the number of applications received from agricultural colleges.