Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to raise the national funding rate for 16 to 18 year old students (a) to £4,760 a year or (b) in line with inflation.

The government has made no decisions on Further Education spending beyond the current Spending Review period. Decisions on public spending, including on Further Education, will be taken at the Spending Review later this year.