§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what extra funding is to be made available for the funding of the general certificate of secondary education examinations in further education colleges in Leeds.
§ Mrs. RumboldAdditional support for expenditure on books and equipment for the GCSE in this financial year is directed specifically to schools. It is for local authorities to determine the resources made available for GCSE provision in their further education colleges. For the financial year 1987–88 the Government's plans provide for specific expenditure on GCSE non-teaching costs of about £100 million within total planned expenditure of £12,850 million, an increase of 18.8 per cent. in cash on plans for the current year. This should enable authorities to ensure that maintained institutions generally, whether schools or further education colleges, meet the demands of the new examination courses.