HC Deb 02 December 2002 vol 395 c555W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the unit costs are of educating students in further education in(a) vocational and (b) academic courses in England. [83935]

Margaret Hodge

In 2002–03 we plan for total funding of £4,090 per full time equivalent student in further education sector colleges.

This figure is for students on all courses, as the Department does not allocate money separately for vocational and academic courses. The figure includes additional funds for 2002–03 announced in June for the 'Success for All' strategy, and in September for the Teaching Pay Initiative and the College Pay Initiative.