Question follow-through · 125389

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the lagged funding model for 16–19 provision, in the context of trends in the level of demographic growth and the inability of further education colleges to receive full in-year fund

answeredDepartment for Education

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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

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the lagged funding model for 16–19 provision, in the context of trends in the level of demographic growth and the inability of further education colleges to receive full in-year fund

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    In recent years, the number of students in 16 to 19 education and the funding to support them have risen rapidly. In the 2026/27 academic year, the government will provide nearly £9 billion in 16 to 19 funding. We have made significant increases to the av...

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Students: Finance

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Students: Finance

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupil Exclusions

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the increase in pupil suspensions in England since 2016.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupil Exclusions

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the increase in pupil suspensions in England since 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupil Exclusions

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of suspensions issued to pupils each year.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupil Exclusions

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many suspensions were issued in each of the last five academic years, broken down by type of school.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Crimes of Violence

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reported assaults on teachers and school staff occurred in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Crimes of Violence

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in preventing and responding to assaults on teachers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Disciplinary Proceedings

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedies are available to parents who wish to challenge disciplinary decisions made by academy schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Disciplinary Proceedings

20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce additional oversight mechanisms for academy trusts in relation to complaints about suspensions and behaviour management.