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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-21more like thismore than 2020-02-21
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact assessments the Government has conducted on cessation of funding for post-16 qualifications. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 18869 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-02more like thismore than 2020-03-02
answer text <p>The government is taking forward a review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below. The first stage consultation on this review was published in March 2019, alongside a general impact assessment and an equalities impact assessment. Details of this review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-and-below-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-and-below-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For the majority of our proposals, these were initial assessments as the first stage consultation set out high level principles for reform rather than firm proposals for change on which full detailed impact assessments could be based. The second stage consultation, which will follow later in 2020, will contain specific proposals for change. The government will publish a corresponding detailed impact assessment, including equalities impacts, alongside this consultation.</p><p> </p><p>For one area where we are making early progress on the review, we set out a full impact assessment alongside the March consultation. This is where we are removing funding approval for qualifications where we have a reformed version approved for performance tables running in parallel. Funding for these “pre-existing” qualifications will be removed in August 2020. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/post-16-qualifications-review-team/post-16-level-3-and-below-qualifications-review/supporting_documents/Post%2016%20level%203%20and%20below%20qualifications%20review%20%20Impact%20Assessments.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/post-16-qualifications-review-team/post-16-level-3-and-below-qualifications-review/supporting_documents/Post%2016%20level%203%20and%20below%20qualifications%20review%20%20Impact%20Assessments.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will be removed from these qualifications in August 2020. The impact assessments published in March last year addressed this.</p><p> </p><p>The first stage consultation also set out our intention to remove funding approval for qualifications with low and no publicly funded enrolments. On 13 February 2020 the Department for Education announced the process to identify which of these qualifications will have funding approval removed from August 2021. This included publication of an initial list of qualifications with low and no publicly funded enrolments in scope of the process. This process requires awarding organisations to notify the Department if they believe funding approval should be retained, subject to specific criteria including whether the removal of public funding approval for the qualification will have a significant adverse impact upon a particular group of students, a provider, or occupational or geographic area. The department intends to publish the final list in July 2020 of qualifications that will have approval for public funding withdrawn from August 2021. An impact assessment will be published at this point.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Chichester more like this
answering member printed Gillian Keegan more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-02T17:02:05.687Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-02T17:02:05.687Z
answering member
4680
label Biography information for Gillian Keegan more like this
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
1006883
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for further education institutions. more like this
tabling member constituency Bath more like this
tabling member printed
Wera Hobhouse more like this
uin 191438 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. We have been allocated £1.5 billion for the Adult Education Budget for each year of the 2015 Spending Review period to engage adults to participate and develop the skills and learning they need up to level 3 to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p>We are actively exploring the efficiency and resilience of further education and will be assessing how far existing and forecast funding and regulatory structures enable high quality provision. This work will align closely with the Post-18 Funding Review in particular, to ensure a coherent vision for further and higher education. As with other areas of departmental spending, further education funding from 2020 onwards will be considered as part of the next spending review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-22T15:30:55.863Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-22T15:30:55.863Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4602
label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse more like this
1641884
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-05more like thismore than 2023-06-05
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include specialist post-16 colleges in future FE capital funding schemes. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham, Deptford more like this
tabling member printed
Vicky Foxcroft more like this
uin 187767 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-14more like thismore than 2023-06-14
answer text <p>The further education (FE) Condition Data Collection and Condition Data Collection covers the statutory FE sector, namely FE corporations and sixth form college corporations. Specialist post-16 institutions (SPIs) are not part of the statutory FE sector and therefore are not covered by Condition Data Collection surveys.</p><p>The department allocates condition funding to SPIs with ESFA-funded students to support them in keeping their buildings safe and well-maintained. In 2023/24, eligible SPIs were allocated £4,685,201 in school condition allocations (SCA) to invest in the condition of their buildings, and £831,874 in devolved formula capital for smaller capital projects.</p><p>To receive SCA, an SPI must be in receipt of revenue funding from ESFA for the relevant financial year. SPIs can choose how they spend their school condition allocations on improving and maintaining the condition of their buildings.</p><p>In 2022 to 2023, eligible schools and sixth-form colleges received an allocation from an additional £447 million of capital funding to improve buildings and facilities, prioritising energy efficiency. This was part of an additional £500 million of capital funding for schools and further education institutions in England. This funding was for institutions, including SPIs, that were eligible for devolved formula capital in 2022 to 2023.</p><p>The Spending Review 2021 announced a £2.8 billion capital investment in skills to improve the condition of post-16 estate, provide new places in post-16 education, provide specialist equipment and facilities for T Levels and deliver the commitment to 21 Institutes of Technology across England. Future FE capital funding is subject to the next Spending Review. The department keeps the capital needs of all post-16 education providers under review.</p>
answering member constituency Harlow more like this
answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
grouped question UIN 187766 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-14T16:02:29.063Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-14T16:02:29.063Z
answering member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
tabling member
4491
label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft more like this
1546428
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-29more like thismore than 2022-11-29
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of further education college funding for (a) 16-19 provision, (b) adult education and (c) apprenticeships. more like this
tabling member constituency Ipswich more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Hunt more like this
uin 98909 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-12-06more like thismore than 2022-12-06
answer text <p>The department is investing a further £3.8 billion in further education and skills over this parliamentary session to ensure people across the country have access to the skills they need to build a fulfilling career in jobs the economy needs. Providers of post-16 education, including further education colleges, can benefit from the investment announced in the 2021 Spending Review, which made available an extra £1.6 billion for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year, compared with 2021/22 - the biggest increase in 16-19 funding in a decade. This will help to fund the additional students anticipated in the system, 40 extra hours per student, and provide an affordable increase in funding rates per 16-19 student, including an up-front cash boost which will see the national rate of funding increase by over 8% in 2022/23, from £4,188 to £4,542 per student.</p><p>The department are continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) at £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 academic year. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p>As part of the department’s £2.5 billion investment aimed at re-skilling and up-skilling opportunities for adults, we have introduced the Free Courses for Jobs offer and Skills Bootcamps. The Free Courses for Jobs offer enables learners without a level 3 qualification (or learners with any qualification level but earning below the National Living Wage) to gain a qualification for free. Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.</p><p>The department is committed to supporting more employers in using apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need, and to supporting more people to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer. To support more employers and learners to access apprenticeships we are increasing funding for apprenticeships in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year.</p><p>The department is also investing £2.8 billion of capital funding for skills over the Spending Review period, including to improve the condition of further education estates, create more post-16 places and support the rollout of T Levels.</p>
answering member constituency Harlow more like this
answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-06T12:00:23.107Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-06T12:00:23.107Z
answering member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
tabling member
4771
label Biography information for Tom Hunt more like this
1547630
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-12-02more like thismore than 2022-12-02
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 5.64 of the Autumn Statement, whether Sir Michael Barber has been asked to provide an assessment of the adequacy of funding for further education colleges. more like this
tabling member constituency Ipswich more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Hunt more like this
uin 101799 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
answer text <p>Sir Michael Barber has been appointed to provide private advice to my righ hon. Friends, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Education, on the implementation of the department’s current skills reforms programme. As part of those reforms, the department is investing £3.8 billion more in further education and skills over the Parliament, to ensure people can access high-quality education and training, including T Levels, that lead to good jobs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Harlow more like this
answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-12T14:55:54.31Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-12T14:55:54.31Z
answering member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
tabling member
4771
label Biography information for Tom Hunt more like this
1092196
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-20more like thismore than 2019-03-20
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on raising the base rate of education funding for 16-18 year olds. more like this
tabling member constituency Colne Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Thelma Walker more like this
uin 234814 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answer text <p>Treasury Ministers regularly receive representations on all aspects of public spending from a range of individuals and organisations, including Further Education funding. For instance, I recently met with colleagues from both sides of the House to discuss the issue further.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-25T12:47:11.387Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-25T12:47:11.387Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4649
label Biography information for Thelma Walker more like this
1180379
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-25more like thismore than 2020-02-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for further education institutions. more like this
tabling member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford more like this
tabling member printed
Sir David Evennett more like this
uin 20393 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-04more like thismore than 2020-03-04
answer text <p>The government’s Spending Round in August 2019 identified the need to increase funding for 16 to 19 year olds’ education to ensure that they fulfil their potential and develop the skills that the country needs. That is why we are investing an extra £400 million in 16 to 19 education in 2020-21.</p><p>We will increase the base rate of funding by 4.7%, from £4,000 to £4,188, for the academic year 2020/21. This is the biggest injection of new money into 16 to 19 education in a single year since 2010, with funding increasing faster for education for 16 to 19 year olds than in 5 to 16 schooling for 5 to 16 year olds.</p><p>Our manifesto committed to spending £1.8 billion on upgrading the further education college estate and we will make further announcements relating to this funding in due course. In addition, we have made available £38 million of capital funding to T level providers in 2020 to ensure they have the facilities and equipment they need to deliver high quality, industry relevant programmes. We have recently announced a further £95 million in capital funding for T level providers in 2021.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Chichester more like this
answering member printed Gillian Keegan more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-04T15:39:50.09Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-04T15:39:50.09Z
answering member
4680
label Biography information for Gillian Keegan more like this
tabling member
1198
label Biography information for Sir David Evennett more like this
1587933
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-02-21more like thismore than 2023-02-21
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on funding for colleges of the decision announced on 29 November by the Office for National Statistics to reclassify them as part of the public sector; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Cadbury more like this
uin 149509 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-01more like thismore than 2023-03-01
answer text <p>The department is working to provide reassurance, support and clarity to the sector.</p><p>The department is providing colleges with additional capital grant allocations totalling £150 million. Individual college allocations were published in December and will be paid from April. The full list is available at: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1121488%2FAdditional_FE_capital_funding_allocations_2022_to_2023.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1121488%2FAdditional_FE_capital_funding_allocations_2022_to_2023.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>.</p><p>We are also bringing forward £300 million in payments from the 2023/24 financial year into the 2022/23 financial year to cover the shortfall that providers experience in February and March 2023. This means making additional payments to institutions in February and March.</p><p>The department has communicated to the sector how we will support and protect colleges, starting on 29 November with a letter to all accounting officers and details of the new consent process for new borrowing. The department appreciates the restrictions on commercial borrowing are challenging for colleges and is working to mitigate them.</p><p>The department is also working on options to support the delivery of capital projects by the sector. One of these options is a possible department-backed loans scheme for colleges that were intending to borrow commercially in order to fund a capital project.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Harlow more like this
answering member printed Robert Halfon more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-03-01T12:26:09.16Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-01T12:26:09.16Z
answering member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
tabling member
4389
label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1015517
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-27more like thismore than 2018-11-27
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to provide adequate funding to ensure the sustainability of further education colleges. more like this
tabling member constituency Bethnal Green and Bow more like this
tabling member printed
Rushanara Ali more like this
uin 196290 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-04more like thismore than 2018-12-04
answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. We have been allocated £1.5 billion for the Adult Education Budget for each year of the 2015 spending review period, up to 2020, to engage adults to participate and develop the skills and learning that they need up to level 3 to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, we have made over £330 million available to support major college restructuring, supporting significant improvements to financial sustainability in the sector. We are currently considering the final applications for the Restructuring Facility and expect the final figure to rise significantly before the programme ends in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are actively exploring the funding and resilience of further education and will be assessing how far existing and forecast funding and regulatory structures enable high quality provision. This work will align closely with the Post-18 Funding Review, in particular, to ensure a coherent vision for further and higher education. As with other areas of departmental spending, further education funding from 2020 onwards will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-04T09:55:58.213Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-04T09:55:58.213Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4138
label Biography information for Rushanara Ali more like this
1252122
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-16more like thismore than 2020-11-16
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average programme funding per student is for 16 to 19 year olds studying a (a) T-level and (b) non-T-level study programme on a full-time basis in the 2020-21 academic year. more like this
tabling member constituency Luton South more like this
tabling member printed
Rachel Hopkins more like this
uin 115851 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-24more like thismore than 2020-11-24
answer text <p>The base funding rate for a full time student (band 5) on a non T level study programme is £4,188 in the current academic year.</p><p>For this academic year, the first three T levels are funded in the medium T level band (band 7), which attracts a base funding rate of £5,061 per student, per year. T level students attract a higher funding rate as T levels include more teaching hours. In addition, industry placements are a compulsory element of T levels, which we are funding at £275 per student, for each of the two years of the T level.</p><p>The overall average funding per student will be determined by the national 16-19 funding formula and will reflect the characteristics of the students, courses, and institutions.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Chichester more like this
answering member printed Gillian Keegan more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-24T13:33:35.997Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-24T13:33:35.997Z
answering member
4680
label Biography information for Gillian Keegan more like this
tabling member
4873
label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins more like this