Question follow-through · 128834
Further Education: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Association of Colleges on pay increases for further education staff.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Association of Colleges on pay increases for further education staff.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Further education (FE) teachers are central to delivering high quality technical education. Last year, we announced an additional £190 million to help colleges and other 16-19 providers address the recruitment and retention of specialist FE teachers. In a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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