Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Burghart and Damien Moore

Thursday 29th February 2024 Commons Chamber

[Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)]

May I ask my hon. Friend what work is being done to ensure that the Government give value for money for the taxpayer when it comes to the Government estate?

[Alex Burghart]

I am pleased to say that one of our major Government functions, the Government Property Agency, is constantly looking at how we can refresh the Government estate to make sure not just that our offices are fit for purpose and are wonderful working spaces for our excellent civil servants, but that we are not hanging on to outdated buildings that are expensive to run. We are very mindful of achieving value for money in this area.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Burghart and Damien Moore

Monday 6th December 2021 Commons Chamber

[Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)]

19. What steps he is taking to upgrade further education colleges.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Alex Burghart)]

We are working to upgrade further education colleges through the FE capital transformation programme. We are investing £1.5 billion between 2020 and 2026 to tackle poor conditions in the FE estate and to ensure our colleges are excellent places for people to learn.

[Damien Moore]

King George V College in my constituency has a reputation for producing outstanding A-level results, with students going on to do great things. It is a model for how things can evolve in the education sector. Will the Minister commit to joining me on a visit to the college to see how it could be a blueprint for development in other areas across the country?

[Alex Burghart]

Going to Southport would be as great an honour as going to Crawley. I would be delighted to see how Southport is taking advantage of the £480,000 it recently received from the FE capital transformation fund.