Chamber and committees

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.

Details of the membership of the Scottish Funding Council’s Access and Inclusion Committee can be found on the Scottish Funding Council’s website at:

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_board_committees/council_committees/access_inclusion_committee/council_committees_access.aspx

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have made clear I will bring forward details of the pilot scheme in due course.