- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 3 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times ministers have met the (a) Scottish Funding Council Access and Inclusion Committee and (b) post-16 education equality and diversity working group and what was discussed.
Answer
Scottish ministers have not met with the Scottish Funding Council's Access and Inclusion Committee and have no immediate plans to do so. An official from the Scottish Government attends the Access and Inclusion Committee meetings as an observer.
No post-16 education equality and diversity working group has been established as part of the Post-16 Reform process. Issues relating to equality and diversity are currently being considered on a continual basis as we develop our policy in this area.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 3 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the post-16 education equality and diversity working group has met to discuss the further education equality impact assessment carried out prior to the drafting of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05108 on 3 February 2012 and S4W-04212 on 8 December 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 2 February 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding for student support in the further education sector was provided in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, is provided in 2011-12 and is proposed for (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
Answer
Matters relating to the funding of colleges fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council.
Funding for student support in the further education sector is detailed in the following table.
Year
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Total Student Baseline £ Million
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Addition to Baseline
£ Million
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Total Student Support
£ Million
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2009-10
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78.9
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78.9
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2010-11
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83.8
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5
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88.8
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2011-12
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84.2
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11.4*
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95.5
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2012-13
(planned by SFC)
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84.2
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84.2
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2013-14
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Level not yet set by SFC
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Level not yet set by SFC
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2014-15
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Level not yet set by SFC
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Level not yet set by SFC
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Note: *£10 million to fund extra student support plus an additional £1.4 million, representing the “student support” element of an extra one-off £8 million to fund additional student places and related costs
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place in relation to the pilot scheme to promote a greater synergy between Skills Development Scotland and colleges; what partners are involved, and what (a) analysis, (b) reports and (c) strategy papers have been produced.
Answer
<>I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05068 on 30 January 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to determine which colleges will receive a budget reduction other than 8.5% in 2012-13.
Answer
Matters relating to the funding of individual colleges fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council. I have asked its Chief Executive to write to the member.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what budget is allocated for each college for (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
Answer
Matters relating to the funding of individual colleges fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council. I have asked its Chief Executive to write to the member.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has published detailed plans of how baseline student numbers will be maintained at 96% for (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
Answer
I wrote to all college principals on 11 January, providing them with high level planning assumptions for maintaining student numbers in 2012-13. I also wrote to the Scottish Funding Council on 25 January providing additional strategic guidance, which asked them now to make funding allocations for individual colleges in 2012-13.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether discussions have taken place regarding changing the further education budget since the publication of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
Answer
Yes. Discussions have taken place with a range of interested parties. For example, we have discussed the terms of the college transformation fund with Scotland’s colleges.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding for student support was provided to each further education college in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, is provided in 2011-12 and is proposed for (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
Answer
Matters relating to the funding of individual colleges fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council. I have asked its Chief Executive to write to the member.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive where the pilot scheme to promote a greater synergy between Skills Development Scotland and colleges will take place; when it will begin, and what areas of college education it will cover.
Answer
I have made clear I will bring forward details of the pilot scheme in due course.