§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the level of funding per pupil in further education in(a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire in 2003 –04. [151278]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Department does not collect information on the level of funding per pupil in further education at local or regional level. Mark Haysom, the Learning and Skills Council's Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Gentleman with details of the average level of funding per pupil in furl her education in(a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire in 2003–04. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what(a) the national average level of funding per further education student and (b) the level of funding per student for each further education college is in Shrewsbury and Atcham. [151374]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Department does not collect information on the level of funding per pupil in further education at local or regional level. Mark Haysom, the404W Learning and Skills Council's Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Gentleman with details of the average level of funding per student for each further education college in Shrewsbury and Atcham. A copy of his reply will he placed in the House Library. Participation funding per full-time equivalent student in further education in England in 2003–04 is planned to be £3,830. This figure does not include funding for capital or funding for other specific initiatives. This figure is consistent with that published in the "Departmental Annual Report 2003".