Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 195391

Further Education: Finance

Tabled: 20 July 2023
Answered: 6 September 2023

Question

Bridget Phillipson

LabourHoughton and Sunderland South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total underspend was in the 16-19 education budget for financial 2022-23; and if she will set out the value of underspends in that budget in each of the previous four financial years.

Answer

The 2019 and 2020 Spending Review settlements were based, in part, on the forecast of student numbers at that time. Similarly, the 2021 settlement was based on the number of students expected to be in 16 to 19 education in the 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25...

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