Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Felicity Buchan and Gillian Keegan

Monday 1st March 2021 Commons Chamber

[Gillian Keegan]

It is important to spell out that the money we are talking about is not the only money that goes into further education. As well as the base rate, we have invested another £7 billion this academic year to ensure that there is a place for everybody in education and training, and an extra £83 million in capital funding to ensure that we can accommodate the demographic increase in 16 to 19-year-olds that the hon. Gentleman mentioned. On top of that, we have £1.5 billion in capital funding, T-level funding going up to £500 million a year and more funding for apprenticeships and skills boot camps. There is a whole plethora of additional funding, not just the base rate.

[Felicity Buchan (Kensington) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to support university students facing financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.