Question follow-through · 125220
Further Education: Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent 16–18 funding decisions on the Government’s stated ambition to develop a high-skill workforce; and whether she plans to review the fundi
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent 16–18 funding decisions on the Government’s stated ambition to develop a high-skill workforce; and whether she plans to review the fundi
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The department has made significant increases to the average funding per student since the 2024/25 academic year, an expected per student increase of 10.5%. We expect that the average per student funding in 2026/27 will stand at £6,874, compared to £6,219...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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