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Nicholas Dakin

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Monday 20th July 2015

(9 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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Supporting local authorities to deliver sufficient places is one of this Government’s top priorities. Dudley local authority has been allocated £8.9 million of basic need funding for the period 2015-18. This will help to create the places required.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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Surely a review of provision in an area ought to include all provision in that area, so why, in their publication “Reviewing post-16 Education and Training Institutions”, are the Government not including all provision, such as schools, UTCs and so on?

Nick Boles Portrait Nick Boles
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I welcome the chance to clarify that regional schools commissioners—they are of course responsible for all schools, sixth forms and UTCs—will be involved with and invited to area reviews of post-16 education provision.

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