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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hugh Bayley (Labour), on Tuesday, 12 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.


BUILDING COLLEGES FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME

That this House notes with great concern the reduction in the Building Colleges for the Future programme in England funded by the Learning and Skills Council; notes that this will undermine the long-term plans of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills for improving the nation's skills base; regrets the consequent loss of some 40,000 construction jobs at a time of great difficulty for the industry, along with the waste of taxpayers' money in bidding costs for cancelled projects; and urges HM Treasury to recognise both the short- and long-term economic importance of this programme by allocating sufficient resources to permit its immediate revival.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1470 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Mark Fisher
Ian Stewart
Lord Stunell
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Subjects
Construction Further education
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk