Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 95169

Further Education: Scotland

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Scottish Government's real terms reduction in College Funding since 2021 to the delivery of the industrial strategy in Scotland.

Answer

Kirsty McNeill
Colleges have a critical role in ensuring the young people of Scotland can access secure, skilled jobs, and in fostering innovation, developing a skilled workforce, and driving economic growth. This is why we have committed to hundreds of millions of addi...

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