Question reference: S5W-03072
- Date lodged: 21 September 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 October 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much direct investment in college estates it has made in (a) real and (b) cash terms in each year since 2007, and how much it will provide in each of the next five years.
Answer
Funding made available by the Scottish Government to invest in college estates from 2007-08 to 2016-17, in cash terms, is shown in the following table. In addition, colleges have been awarded £10 million accelerated capital funding in 2016-17 to help improve existing estates, as included in the recent Programme for Government announcement.
|
Year |
Cash Terms (£m) |
|
2007-08 |
122 |
|
2008-09 |
92 |
|
2009-2010 |
107 |
|
2010-2011 |
109 |
|
2011-2012 |
50 |
|
2012-2013 |
28 |
|
2013-2014 |
28 |
|
2014-2015 |
27 |
|
2015-2016 |
25.5 |
|
2016-2017 |
27 |
Real terms figures can be calculated using the GDP deflators available through the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp
Future capital budgets for the FE sector will be determined as part of the forthcoming Draft Budget process.