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News archive - June/July 2009Tory anger at Labour’s ‘lucky thirteen’ THE TORIES have accused the Government of only giving the go-ahead to college building projects in Labour-held seats, after the green light as given to just 13 of 144 frozen further education projects. David Willetts, the shadow secretary for Universities and Skills, attacked the decision, saying, “The Government has decided only projects in Labour seats can get support - Labour’s lucky thirteen.” The 13 colleges chosen to proceed are: Barnsley College, Bournville College, Furness College, Hartlepool College of Further Education, Kirklees College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Manchester College - Wythenshawe, North West Kent College, St Helens College, Sandwell College, South Thames College, Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education, Corby West Cheshire College. Geoff Russell, ceo of the Learning Skills Council maintains that these are the projects that will bring the greatest benefit to learners and communities across the country. “They will have a substantial impact on the education and skills environment in their locality by transforming the condition of college buildings. In conjunction with wider regeneration projects to which they are integral, they will help to revitalise communities.” The 13 colleges will be expected to make cost reductions to their initial project plans, to maximise borrowing within prudent limits, and to examine other possible sources of funds, while at the same time maintaining the planned project benefit for future learners and enabling construction to proceed rapidly. Many of the colleges left on hold have incurred development costs for projects which will not now be going ahead in the short term. Russell says there is a contingency fund to “mitigate the impact” of potential aborted costs on their financial health. This will be limited to those appropriately incurred within the terms of the capital programme. LSC investment for further college schemes will not be available until the next Spending Review period starting in 2011/2012. « |
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