Colleges Of Education Mr. Kilfedder asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he is satisfied that the normal rate of staff wastage at the three general colleges of education will be sufficient during the next five years to cope with the decline in the number of academic staff required as a consequence of reduced student numbers. Mr. Carter The number of teaching staff at colleges of education is dependent not upon student intakes, which are under consideration at present, but upon the overall number of training places, including places for in-service training. The number of training places that will be required in the long term at the three colleges of education has not yet been determined. In planning for the future, one of the objectives will be to avoid redundancies in teaching staff so far as is possible.------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------- | | | | | | || ------------------- |1971–72|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1972–73|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1973–74|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1974–75|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1975–76|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- The figures are for recurrent expenditure, not including capital, and also exclude the cost of such items as administration, school transport, milk and meals. Mr. Kilfedder asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------- | | | | | | || ------------------- |1971–72|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1972–73|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1973–74|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1974–75|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- |1975–76|…|…|…|…|…| ------------------- These figures are for recurrent expenditure, not including capital, and also exclude the cost of such items as administration, school transport, milk and meals.