Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 30 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 April 2009. It was answered by Sion Simon (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Learning and Skills Council for England: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what terms of reference Sir Andrew Foster has been given for his review of the Learning and Skills Council's capital budget.

Answer: We agreed with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) on 27 January that Sir Andrew Foster would undertake a review of the LSC further education capital programme to assess:"the main causes of the increased demand for capital funding;""the internal LSC processes and scrutiny of the capital programme and how these could be improved; and""any further steps that can be taken to ensure that for the future the expectation and demand for capital funds are kept in line with budget requirements, bearing in mind the development of the Skills Funding Agency and Young People's Learning Agency, and the proper role of DIUS and DCSF for capital matters."

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