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Written question asked by Paula Sherriff (Labour) on Thursday, 23 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Unionlearn: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.23 of Autumn Budget 2017, how much her Department will provide to Unionlearn in each of the next two years.

Answer

Funding for Unionlearn was previously provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) but following the machinery of government changes in 2017, this responsibility moved across to the Department for Education.

BIS provided Unionlearn with £14 million in the financial year 2015-16 and £12 million in the financial year 2016-17.

The department is providing £11.89 million funding in the current financial year and a further £12 millon in financial year 2018-19 and £12 million in financial year 2019-20.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115554
Session
2017-19
Registered interest declared
Yes
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Unionlearn
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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