§ Mr. James PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what has been the change in provision of further education following the end of local authority involvement;
(2) what is the projected change in provision in further education for 1995–96;
(3) what further education subjects have shown greatest growth in the last three years.
§ Mr. BoswellLocal authority recurrent expenditure on further education in 1992–93, the last financial year before the transfer of FE colleges to the new FE sector,
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Employment Department Funding Year/Programme 1991–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million 1993–94 £ million 1994–95 Budget £ million Total£ million ITO Support 3.35 3.47 3.21 3.50 13.53 Standards Programme 12.00 11.47 11.62 11.35 46.44 Modern Apprenticeships — — — 1.62 1.62 Total 15.35 14.94 14.83 16.47 61.59 was £2,341 million. Recurrent funding by the FEFC in 1993–94 was £2,549 million, and the estimated outturn for 1994–95 is £2,684 million. The Government plan for expenditure on recurrent funding to increase to £2,863 million in 1995–96.
Data on the growth in further education subjects in the last three years, on a basis consistent with the structure of the new FE sector, are not yet available.