Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 20 April 2009.

Education: Further Education Building Programme

Question: My Lords, Sir Andrew Foster has called for a clear capital investment strategy for the further education sector. How can that be achieved when the responsibilities will very shortly be split in two between the pre-19 sector, which will be looked after by local authorities and the new Young People’s Learning Agency, and the post-19 sector, which will be looked after by the Skills Funding Agency? Who will oversee the capital budget?

Answer: My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that question. The best thing I can do is say that we will write to her to identify clearly— I detect scepticism again, my Lords, but I assure you that we will. The most important point, which I reiterate, is that the LSC is consulting the sector on the approach that should be used to prioritise schemes. It is important to get the schemes which can go ahead back into operation. I will write to the noble Baroness and advise her in detail of the precise responsibilities of the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 709 c1242-3
Session: 2008-09
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-1378
Monday, 11 May 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Construction Capital investment Further education Building colleges for the future programme Capital Programme in Further Education Review
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