Further Education Colleges: Recovery of VAT Debate
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Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway
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Further Education Colleges: Recovery of VAT
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Lord Livermore (Lab)
Both of those points are swept up in the point that I have already made: the Government are continuing to look into the VAT position of these colleges.
Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (Lab)
My Lords, another funding disparity currently planned for the next academic year relates to funding for free meals for students from poorer backgrounds. I strongly welcome the expansion of eligibility for free meals, but, in my experience, teenagers who attend FE colleges are no less hungry than those who attend schools. Will my noble friend agree to look again at the funding uprating for free meals?
Lord Livermore (Lab)
I am grateful to my noble friend for her question. I hear what she says and reassure her that the Government are aware of this discrepancy and are actively looking into it.