Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106706

Further Education: Finance

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sureena Brackenridge

Labour — Wolverhampton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a multi-year funding settlement for the further education sector, and what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of a three-year funding cycle for workforce planning a

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Further education colleges have a number of different funding streams, including funding for 16-19 year-olds. Funding for 16-19 year-olds is through a lagged funding system whereby the funding for each college is based on its student numbers in the previo...
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