Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paul Blomfield and Julie Hilling

Monday 21st July 2014 Commons Chamber

[Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab)]

6. What assessment she has made of the effects on performance of sixth-form colleges of funding changes since 2010.

[Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab)]

10. What assessment she has made of the effects on performance for sixth-form colleges of funding changes since 2010.

[The Minister for Skills, Enterprise and Equalities (Nick Boles)]

Although sixth-form colleges have had to make a contribution to our efforts to deal with the massive budget deficit left by the previous Government, the number of students in sixth-form colleges attaining level 3 qualifications by age 19 has increased by almost 8% since 2010.