Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106706
Further Education: Finance
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
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 MacAlisterFurther 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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