Education

Robin Walker Excerpts

Friday 18th March 2022 Ministerial Corrections

The following are extracts from the Estimates Day debate on the National Tutoring Programme and Adult Education:

[Mr Robin Walker]

The Government meet all training costs for young people aged 16 and 17, and this has been extended to the age of 25 for care leavers. [Official Report, 9 March 2022, Vol. 710, c. 387.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for School Standards (Mr Robin Walker):

An error has been identified in the response to the debate on the National Tutoring Programme and Adult Education.

The correct information should have been:

[Mr Robin Walker]

The Government meet all apprenticeship training costs for the smallest employers taking on young people aged 16 to 18, and this has been extended to those aged 19-24 who are care leavers.

[Mr Robin Walker]

We are increasing apprenticeships funding, which will grow to £2.7 billion by 2024-25, and we have already seen more than 164,000 starts in the first quarter of the academic year, which is roughly a third—34%—higher than in the same period in 2020-21 and 5% higher than in 2019-20, before the pandemic. [Official Report, 9 March 2022, Vol. 710, c. 390.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for School Standards (Mr Robin Walker):

An error has been identified in the response to the debate on the National Tutoring Programme and Adult Education.

The correct information should have been:

[Mr Robin Walker]

We are increasing apprenticeships funding, which will grow to £2.7 billion by 2024-25, and we have already seen more than 164,000 starts so far this academic year, which is roughly a third—34%—higher than in the same period in 2020-21 and 6% higher than in 2019-20, before the pandemic.