Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84358
Further Education
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with local authorities on expanding post-16 provision in areas experiencing population growth.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department knows that the 16 to 19 population has been increasing in some parts of England and that extra capacity has been needed in post-16 places in some areas.The post-16 Capacity Fund has already invested £282 million between 2021 and 2025 for ad...
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