Written question asked by Bob Blizzard (Labour) on Monday, 16 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 April 2007. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Further Education: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual gross income for each further education college in England was in the latest year for which figures are available.

Answer: We have increased public investment in further education by 48 per cent. in real terms between 1997 and 2005. Adult education funding will increase by 7 per cent. between 2005-06 and 2007-08, with funding for young people increasing by 13 per cent. over the same period. This means that overall in 2007-08, through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) we will invest £11.2 billion, an increase of £716 million compared with 2006-07.On the basis of information provided by the LSC, and taken from the colleges' own audited financial accounts, the gross income in 2005/06 for each further education college in England is shown in the table at Annex 1 which has been placed in the House Library.

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