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Question reference: S3W-35581

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 August 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish students have attended (a) college and (b) university in the last two years, broken down by (i) local authority area, (ii) parliamentary constituency and (iii) parliamentary region of domicile.

The following table contains figures for Scottish domiciles studying at Scottish colleges and Scottish domiciles studying at higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK. Data are not available on Scottish students studying at colleges outwith Scotland or HEIs outwith the UK.

Table 1: Scottish Students Enrolled at Scottish Colleges and HEIs in the UK by Local Authority

	Scottish Colleges		HEIs in the UK
	2007-08	2008-09	2007-08	2008-09
All	457,375	451,305	173,145	174,885
Aberdeen City	16,620	15,735	8,490	8,630
Aberdeenshire	28,750	27,800	8,900	8,915
Angus	14,485	15,775	3,410	3,420
Argyll & Bute	6,985	7,930	3,040	3,045
City of Edinburgh	27,030	26,585	8,020	18,235
Clackmannanshire	3,905	3,700	1,385	1,265
Dumfries & Galloway	15,280	14,215	4,370	4,310
Dundee City	16,370	17,220	4,890	4,850
East Ayrshire	9,835	9,080	3,295	3,385
East Dunbartonshire	9,050	8,515	5,290	5,320
East Lothian	5,025	4,825	2,770	2,865
East Renfrewshire	6,320	5,970	4,745	4,760
Eilean Siar	2,530	2,410	1,320	1,260
Falkirk	11,180	10,435	3,485	3,415
Fife	54,585	47,880	9,705	9,615
Glasgow City	63,175	65,095	19,445	20,585
Highland	13,790	14,515	8,605	8,600
Inverclyde	7,595	8,085	2,615	2,700
Midlothian	4,535	4,500	1,970	1,970
Moray	5,390	6,315	3,540	3,580
North Ayrshire	11,675	11,750	3,560	3,685
North Lanarkshire	26,965	24,695	9,085	9,090
Orkney Islands	3,130	2,790	945	925
Perth & Kinross	9,780	10,930	5,215	5,240
Renfrewshire	15,935	16,850	6,325	6,305
Scottish Borders	7,915	8,125	3,310	3,275
Shetland Islands	5,795	6,505	1,120	1,070
South Ayrshire	7,235	6,940	3,745	3,785
South Lanarkshire	19,130	19,280	10,455	10,865
Stirling	5,900	5,555	3,255	3,070
West Dunbartonshire	9,775	9,730	2,510	2,520
West Lothian	11,705	11,560	4,325	4,320

Table 2: Scottish Students Enrolled at Scottish Colleges and HEIs in the UK by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency

	Scottish Colleges		HEIs in the UK
	2007-08	2008-09	2007-08	2008-09
All	457,375	451,305	173,145	174,885
Aberdeen Central	5,295	5,320	3,165	3,170
Aberdeen North	5,700	5,305	1,960	2,005
Aberdeen South	5,625	5,115	3,365	3,460
Airdrie and Shotts	6,285	5,750	1,920	1,905
Angus	10,600	11,145	2,555	2,590
Argyll and Bute	5,125	6,300	1,925	1,925
Ayr	4,430	4,280	2,395	2,355
Banff and Buchan	14,040	12,760	1,955	1,935
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	4,480	3,830	2,120	2,020
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	5,780	5,650	2,190	2,390
Central Fife	13,365	10,555	1,510	1,550
Clydebank and Milngavie	6,675	6,385	2,405	2,520
Clydesdale	4,775	4,440	2,445	2,520
Coatbridge and Chryston	6,080	5,765	2,120	2,070
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	6,075	5,515	1,840	1,890
Cunninghame North	5,940	5,870	2,000	2,075
Cunninghame South	5,695	5,880	1,560	1,610
Dumbarton	6,530	6,390	2,525	2,515
Dumfries	8,180	7,755	2,485	2,430
Dundee East	8,305	8,940	2,295	2,270
Dundee West	7,815	7,965	2,540	2,500
Dunfermline East	9,580	8,915	1,340	1,345
Dunfermline West	9,980	9,440	2,145	2,165
East Kilbride	5,505	6,035	3,155	3,335
East Lothian	4,115	4,045	2,290	2,380
Eastwood	6,315	5,970	4,740	4,760
Edinburgh Central	4,775	4,620	3,345	3,405
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	4,565	4,445	2,420	2,440
Edinburgh North and Leith	5,195	5,345	3,515	3,555
Edinburgh Pentlands	5,095	4,855	3,035	3,060
Edinburgh South	3,590	3,600	3,370	3,390
Edinburgh West	4,695	4,490	2,795	2,850
Falkirk East	5,710	5,235	1,730	1,680
Falkirk West	5,465	5,195	1,755	1,740
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	7,100	6,455	1,880	1,875
Glasgow Anniesland	5,755	5,990	2,230	2,420
Glasgow Baillieston	9,165	10,525	1,255	1,295
Glasgow Cathcart	5,620	5,820	2,290	2,355
Glasgow Govan	6,700	6,430	2,500	2,660
Glasgow Kelvin	6,070	5,845	4,365	4,570
Glasgow Maryhill	6,535	6,515	2,025	2,225
Glasgow Pollok	6,330	6,980	1,495	1,580
Glasgow Rutherglen	4,905	4,815	1,980	2,125
Glasgow Shettleston	7,015	7,415	1,460	1,520
Glasgow Springburn	9,010	8,630	1,565	1,695
Gordon	9,625	9,070	3,320	3,300
Greenock and Inverclyde	5,955	6,195	1,955	2,015
Hamilton North and Bellshill	4,665	4,285	2,390	2,345
Hamilton South	3,720	3,810	2,110	2,125
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	4,930	6,105	3,545	3,570
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	6,860	6,070	2,445	2,425
Kirkcaldy	11,290	9,715	1,545	1,505
Linlithgow	4,910	4,855	1,980	1,955
Livingston	6,795	6,705	2,350	2,365
Midlothian	3,670	3,655	1,470	1,450
Moray	4,600	5,495	3,300	3,280
Motherwell and Wishaw	5,385	4,755	2,045	2,105
North East Fife	10,365	9,255	3,170	3,050
North Tayside	7,265	8,505	2,555	2,525
Ochil	5,950	5,620	2,390	2,250
Orkney Islands	3,130	2,790	945	925
Paisley North	6,210	6,525	1,975	1,885
Paisley South	6,215	6,640	2,200	2,250
Perth	5,655	6,365	2,995	3,065
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	4,380	4,580	2,940	3,005
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	4,095	4,225	1,565	1,525
Shetland Islands	5,795	6,505	1,120	1,070
Stirling	4,820	4,575	2,825	2,635
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	7,125	6,785	3,745	3,695
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	4,685	4,745	2,245	2,275
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	5,865	6,780	3,865	3,975
West Renfrewshire	5,140	5,575	2,810	2,855
Western Isles	2,530	2,410	1,320	1,260

Table 3: Scottish Students Enrolled at Scottish colleges and HEIs in the UK by Scottish Parliamentary Region

	Scottish Colleges		HEIs in the UK
	2007-08	2008-09	2007-08	2008-09
All	457,375	451,305	173,145	174,885
Central Scotland	55,745	52,425	21,515	21,615
Glasgow	67,100	68,960	21,165	22,450
Highlands and Islands	34,965	38,020	17,215	17,060
Lothians	43,290	42,565	24,280	24,470
Mid Scotland and Fife	78,275	72,945	20,470	20,090
North East Scotland	72,870	72,400	25,015	25,205
South of Scotland	48,850	47,480	19,055	19,360
West of Scotland	56,110	56,335	24,355	24,570

Notes:

1. Data on Scottish colleges is supplied by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

2. Data on UK HEIs is supplied by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

3. All values are rounded to the nearest five.

4. Due to availability of postcode information, the numbers of students assigned to each region may not sum to the total for all students.

Question reference: S3W-35585

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 August 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of graduates from each Scottish university has found employment in Scotland as a first destination in each year since 2007.

This information is produced by the Higher Education Statistics Agency and is available for year 2007-08, but has not yet been published for year 2008-09.

Qualifiers from HE courses at Scottish Higher Education Institutions in Employment in Scotland Six Months After Graduating - 2007-08

	% in Employment in Scotland	Number in Employment in Scotland	Total Qualifiers
Total	58.1%	24,775	42,650
Edinburgh College of Art	41.9%	105	250
Glasgow Caledonian University	70.8%	2,630	3,715
Glasgow School of Art	37.8%	145	385
Heriot-Watt University	41.0%	745	1,815
Napier University	57.5%	1,500	2,605
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	64.4%	575	895
Scottish Agricultural College	35.7%	110	315
The Open University	61.7%	565	915
The Robert Gordon University	71.9%	1,720	2,390
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama	51.4%	90	175
The University of Aberdeen	60.7%	1,725	2,845
The University of Dundee	69.6%	2,190	3,145
The University of Edinburgh	43.4%	2,405	5,545
The University of Glasgow	54.2%	2,000	3,685
The University of St Andrews	17.7%	230	1,290
The University of Stirling	68.9%	1,110	1,610
The University of Strathclyde	68.0%	3,575	5,255
The University of the West of Scotland	71.2%	2,350	3,300
UHI Millennium Institute	46.3%	620	1,340
University of Abertay Dundee	33.0%	385	1,170

Notes:

Data supplied by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Numbers rounded to the nearest five.

Percentages calculated on unrounded figures.

Question reference: S3W-35579

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 August 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional full-time equivalent (a) college and (b) university places were funded by the £20 million announced for education and lifelong learning by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the budget (Official Report c. 23368).

We have been working with the Scottish Funding Council and the Students Award Agency for Scotland to determine how best to allocate this funding. The number of higher education places being funded by the Scottish Funding Council in both the college and university sectors has been decided for the academic year 2010-11. While the admissions process for academic year 2010-11 is not yet complete, it is clear that there is a strong demand for higher education courses. We wish to ensure that there is adequate support for the students who take up the offer of a place, while meeting the commitment we gave to provide student support for an additional 7,500 students in academic year 2009-10, many of whom will continue their studies in academic year 2010-11.

As a result, the £20 million announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth will be transferred to the Students Award Agency for Scotland as part of the Autumn Budget Revision process, to help meet this demand in academic year 2010-11.

Question reference: S3W-35582

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 August 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent university places it has funded for 2010-11.

Question reference: S3W-35584

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 August 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the drop-out rate has been in each college in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S3W-35353

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 July 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pre-registration student nurse and midwifery intake training places there are for each higher education institution in 2010-11, also broken down by (a) adult nursing, (b) mental health nursing, (c) learning disability nursing, (d) children’s nursing and (e) midwifery.

The number of pre-registration student nurse and midwifery intake training places for 2010-11 is detailed below:

2010-11	Dundee University	Glasgow Caledonian University	Napier University	Robert Gordon University	Stirling University	University of the West of Scotland
Adult	332	349	420	208	268	609
Child	32	60	75	36	-	-
Learning Disability	-	30	30	-	-	-
Mental Health	57	61	61	30	73	122
Midwifery	20	21	36	24	26	57
Total 2010-11	441	521	622	298	367	788

An additional 23 pre-registration student nurse (adult nursing) intake places have been allocated to the Open University.

Question reference: S3W-34687

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged 16 to 18 were classed as not in employment, education or training in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Young people aged 16 to 19 and not in employment, education or training (NEET), are known as the More Choices and More Chances (MCMC) group. In line with this definition, data is presented for people aged 16 to 19 and not people aged 16 to 18 as requested.

The Annual Population Survey (APS) is the official source for data on people not in education, employment or training. Table 1 shows the latest estimates from the APS, covering each year since 2007, of the numbers of people aged 16 to 19 not in education, employment or training in Scotland. It has not been possible to break these estimates down by local authority area because the sample sizes are too small to provide reliable estimates.

Table 1: Proportion and level of 16-to-19 year olds NEET, Scotland, 2007-2009

Year	Proportion	Level
2007	12.2%	32,000
2008	11.8%	31,000
2009	13.8%	36,000

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec.

Note:

1. Estimates are rounded to nearest thousand.

Question reference: S3W-34689

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 13 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools in Fife have offered pupils two hours of physical education per week in each year since 2007, also expressed as a percentage of the total schools in the region.

Question reference: S3W-34688

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 July 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have waited longer than one month for their results after seeing a cancer specialist in each NHS board in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S3W-34501

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much colleges have received in More Choices, More Chances funding in the last four years, including allocations for 2010-11, broken down by (a) year and (b) college.

This year we are providing almost £600 million in resource funding for colleges, a record level of support and evidence of this administration''s continued commitment to our further education sector.

In his strategic letter of guidance to the Scottish Funding Council earlier this year, The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning made clear his wish to see colleges give priority to give to 16 to 24-year-olds, including those who need more choices and chances. Our ambitions for all young people are reflected in our key learning strategies, including Skills for Scotland, 16+ Learning Choices, and Curriculum for Excellence.

Addressing the needs of the More Choices, More Chances (MCMC) group is therefore a mainstream activity for all colleges and we expect an element of the substantial resource we make available to be deployed to that end.

We recognise, however, that MCMC is a challenging agenda. It was against this background that the Scottish Funding Council allocated some specific and additional funding for strategic improvements in targeted colleges that might inform improvement across the sector. This funding was allocated as follows overleaf.

Table 1: Additional MCMC Allocated Funding 2007-08 to 2009-10

College	2007-08 (£000)	2008-09 (£000)	2009-10 (£000)
Anniesland	192,884	192,884	192,884
Cardonald	275,805	275,805	275,805
Central	119,765	119,765	119,765
Clydebank	217,907	217,907	217,907
Glasgow Met	198,717	198,717	198,717
John Wheatley	107,979	107,979	107,979
North Glasgow	154,780	154,780	154,780
Langside	171,192	171,192	171,192
Stow	69,909	69,909	69,909
Glasgow Nautical	76,191	76,191	76,191
James Watt	570,318	570,318	570,318
Kilmarnock	230,867	230,867	230,867
Dundee	400,092	400,092	400,092
Ayr	101,093	101,093	101,093
Forth Valley	112,500	112,500	112,500

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