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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 12 October 2009.

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Photo of Lindsay Hoyle Lindsay Hoyle Labour, Chorley 2:30, 12 October 2009

The Prime Minister stated at the Labour party conference that there would be more for schools, not less. Can we ensure that, after the age of 16, most children in Chorley go to the exceptional Runshaw college? However, the colleges gets less funding than a school with a sixth form, so will Ministers ensure that there is more money for those colleges that provide such education?

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John Edward Harrison
Posted on 13 Oct 2009 11:59 am (Report this annotation)

The funding of Runshaw is also for Adult Education. This should not be squeezed to fund 16-19 education if the commitment to "Lifelong Learning" is to be honoured. As unemployment rates increase funding for Adult Learning needs to be not only protected but increased.