What funding has been allocated to colleges and other providers of further education in Glasgow to provide courses in English for speakers …

Scottish Funding Council main grants to Scotland''s colleges are not ring-fenced, therefore colleges are free to allocate funds according to their own priorities. Core grant allocations to Glasgow colleges in 2008-09 are shown in the following table. For most colleges in Glasgow, ESOL is a priority area of provision.
College
| Core Grant Allocation (2008-09)

Anniesland College
| 8,192,000

Cardonald College
| 12,320,000

Central College of Commerce
| 7,271,000

Glasgow Metropolitan College
| 15,353,000

Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
| 6,539,000

John Wheatley College
| 6,718,000

Langside College
| 8,304,000

North Glasgow College
| 8,270,000

Stow College
| 8,678,000


In addition, I announced in February 2008, additional ESOL funding of £3 million per annum, for the period 2008-11, for colleges and community learning and development partnerships across Scotland in support of the Adult ESOL Strategy for Scotland. The college element of this is routed via the Scottish Funding Council, which allocated additional funding to Glasgow colleges as shown in the following table:
College
| Additional ESOL Funding
(2008-09)


|

Anniesland College
| 74,000

Cardonald College
| 50,000

Central College of Commerce
| 50,000

Glasgow Metropolitan College
| 74,000

Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
| 36,000

John Wheatley College
| 36,000

Langside College
| 74,000