Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 April 2002. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 29 April 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average funding per pupil in 16 to 19 education in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) further education colleges was in 2000-01 in (i) England, (ii) Hampshire, (iii) Dorset, (iv) Surrey and (v) West Sussex. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 26 April 2002).

Answer: Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average funding per pupil in 16 to 19 education in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) further education colleges was in 2000-01 in (i) England, (ii) Hampshire, (iii) Dorset, (iv) Surrey and (v) West Sussex. [52549] Mr. Ivan Lewis: [holding answer 26 April 2002]: The figures for school and college funding have not been calculated on the same basis and cannot therefore be used to make comparisons. The FE unit funding figure includes total public funding allocated for further education, while the schools' figure does not. It is based only on delegated funds and excludes other funding the school receives centrally from LEAs which impacts on post-16 students. The latest estimate of the average delegated funding per sixth form student in schools per year in England for 2001-02 is £3,330. The total funding per full-time equivalent student in FE sector colleges per year in England for 2001-02 is estimated to be £3,660. Separate figures for sixth form colleges are not available. Separate figures for county funding levels are not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 384 c576-7W;384 c573-4W; 52549
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Finance Further education Per capita costs West Sussex Hampshire Schools Sixth form education South of England Surrey Dorset
Contains statistics: Yes
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