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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

This is a probing amendment that stands on its own. I want to use it to clarify two things. One is the way that the machinery described in the clause works. The other picks up on the question raised by my noble friend Lord Lucas about funding, to see how the money and responsibility chains work in this context, as well as in the context referred to by my noble friend. The clause header is: ""Power to require provision of education by institution within further education sector"." In subsection (1) of proposed new Section 51A to the 1992 Act, we find that the institution is, ""an institution in England within the further education sector which provides education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age but under the age of 19"." That is perfectly clear. It appears that this power can be exercised throughout England, but not throughout Wales. That is my first question. Can a local authority in Cornwall require a local authority in Hampshire or Northumberland to provide education? The power is rightly restricted to use in connection with young people in their own authority, but is not restricted to applications to institutions within their own authority. That brings us to the question of how it will be paid for. Are we again to have a separation between the power of commissioning and the power of payment? I will leave the question short and simple at this stage. It may be that the Minister can deal with it quickly, and content me in the process. I beg to move.