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<p>In addition to delivering new school places and improving the condition of schools,
the department funds a range of capital projects across other sectors. In 2018-19,
these projects included: £217 million to support our arms’ length bodies, including
£150 million for the Office for Students to deliver priorities as agreed with the
department; £75 million for investments in higher education and further education
including Institutes of Technology and National Colleges.</p><p>The department will
set out detailed plans for funding in future years of this Spending Review as part
of its scheduled Main Estimates. The 2019-20 budgets will include capital funding
to make sure that the colleges teaching the first T levels have world class equipment
and facilities, as announced at the Conservative Party Conference.</p>
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