HC Deb 14 January 1999 vol 323 c261W
26. Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on his plans for funding of further education. [64066]

Mr. Mudie

This Government have announced that further education colleges will have £725 million more over the next two years. This will enable major progress to be made towards providing for an extra 700,000 students in further education by 2001–02 and raising standards across the sector.