General Question · S3O-01072 · Session 3
What the timescale is for the relocation of Inverness College to a greenfield site.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the relocation of Inverness College to a greenfield site.
The answer
I understand thatInverness College recently submitted to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) an outline businesscase for funding to support its relocation to a greenfield site and that a decision will hopefully be made in January.
College funding decisionsare a matter for the funding council and not ministers. However, our decision toprovide an extra £100 million to support college and university estates shows howserious we are about providing the resources to create world-class buildings andfacilities. £60 million of that support is for colleges which we understand fromthe SFC will mean that the Inverness College plans can be advanced during the SpendingReview 2007-10 period.
College funding decisionsare a matter for the funding council and not ministers. However, our decision toprovide an extra £100 million to support college and university estates shows howserious we are about providing the resources to create world-class buildings andfacilities. £60 million of that support is for colleges which we understand fromthe SFC will mean that the Inverness College plans can be advanced during the SpendingReview 2007-10 period.
In the Official Report
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