HC Deb 17 February 1994 vol 237 c933W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total annual budget of the Further Education Funding Council for the financial year 1993–94.

Mr. Boswell

The Further Education Funding Council's total grant for 1993–94, including recurrent and capital grant, is £2.701 billion. This includes £24.9 million for the council's own running costs.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the Further Education Funding Council's budget supports institutions in Hampshire.

Mr. Boswell

The Further Education Funding Council's recurrent funding allocations to institutions for 1993–94 covered the period 1 April 1993 to 31 July 1994 and amounted to £3.201 billion. Allocations to institutions in Hampshire amounted to £100 million or about 3.1 per cent. of the total.