Scottish Further Education Funding Council

Part of Orders of the Day — Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 5 February 1992.

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Photo of Mr Michael Forsyth Mr Michael Forsyth , Stirling 4:15, 5 February 1992

I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman did not have the pleasure of joining us in Committee. The request which was made to me in Committee was to bring forward amendments to enable the Secretary of State to set up a funding council, on the clear understanding that no commitment was being given that we would wish to do such a thing. When I said in Committee that we had no intention of establishing a funding council in April 1993, I was asked to provide power to enable a future Secretary of State to do so. That is what I have done. I have fulfilled the undertaking to the letter.