§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding the Learning and Skills Council will provide to higher education institutions for foundation degrees. [152727]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Learning and Skills Council does not fund Foundation Degrees. The responsibility for funding Foundation Degrees rests with the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students he plans to be studying foundation degree courses by 2010. [152652]
§ Alan JohnsonWe anticipate that there will be about 50,000 places on foundation degree courses by 2006. Plans for student numbers, including those taking foundation degrees, for 2005–06 to 2007–08 will be determined as part of the current spending review which will conclude later this year.