That sum comprises £0.5 million to boost college provision specifically for asylum seekers.The package of measures will include the waiving of the residence and settlement criteria which, until now, have governed the ability of a college to claim funding and to reclaim the cost of waived fees; the provision of funding to allow colleges to provide books and support with travel, and a new discretion relating to asylum seekers which will allow colleges to approve continued studies beyond the level of basic courses.The decision of the Scottish Executive to provide £1.7 million in extra...