§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on comparisons between class sizes for A level subjects in sixth form colleges and school sixth forms. [R] [72312]
§ Mr. MudieMy right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has neither commissioned nor evaluated research on this issue.
§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress he has made on the equalisation of funding in relation to 16 to 19 year old students in(a) school sixth forms and (b) sixth form colleges. [R] [72311]
§ Mr. MudieFuture levels of funding available to school sixth forms and Further Education (FE) sector colleges, including sixth form colleges, for their 16–19 students will reflect the outcome of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review and local authorities' decisions on the level of spending they devote to schools from their overall spending settlement. The differential between school and FE sector unit funding is eased by the relaxation of the required efficiency gain in the FE sector in 1999–2000 as announced in December following the Comprehensive Spending Review.