HC Deb 11 November 1997 vol 300 cc525-6W
Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what studies his Department has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the unit costs of comparable education programmes provided by (i) training and enterprise councils and (ii) colleges. [13113]

Dr. Howells

The Department published "The Public Funding Cost of Education and Training for 16–19 year olds in England in 1995–96" in March this year. This covers the cost of successfully achieving 3 A levels and advanced GNVQs in colleges and NVQ3s in work-based training. The analysis is carried out by the Department in consultation with external partners.