Question reference: S4W-25164
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 April 2015
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 May 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total budget for further education student support funding has been (a) across Scotland and (b) for Ayrshire College in each year since 2007.
Answer
Since 2006-07, the total further education (FE) student support budget has increased by 29% in real terms, and the corresponding increase in Ayrshire is 47%.
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| Total FE Student Support(£m) | Ayrshire College* FE Student Support(£m) |
| 2006-07 | 67.3 | 5.7 |
| 2007-08 | 69.6 | 5.8 |
| 2008-09 | 72.3 | 6.0 |
| 2009-10 | 78.9 | 6.6 |
| 2010-11 | 83.8 | 8.5 |
| 2011-12 | 95.5 | 8.5 |
| 2012-13 | 95.5 | 8.8 |
| 2013-14 | 102.8 | 9.2 |
| 2014-15 | 104.01 | 9.3 |
| 2015-16 (planned) | 105.3 | 10.2 |
Source: Scottish Funding Council
*Figures for Ayrshire College include the transfer of student support funds for the Kilwinning campus of the former James Watt College.