Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Priti Patel

Tuesday 11th December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

It was indeed very good that we were able to give teachers, particularly those on the lowest wages, a 3.5% pay rise this year—the highest pay rise seen for a decade. FE colleges are set up differently. They are independent institutions that have the wherewithal to change the pay for lecturers who work within them.

[Priti Patel (Witham) (Con)]

5. What criteria his Department uses to approve funding for major infrastructure projects.