Student Funding: 16 to 19-year-olds

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 1 October 2019.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid The Chancellor of the Exchequer

The hon. Gentleman might call these fantasy figures, but this is the biggest increase in funding for 16 to 19-year-olds in a decade, and it has been hugely welcomed by the sector. It includes £212 million of targeted interventions, on the courses that are the most costly to deliver, such as engineering and construction. I would have thought he would have welcomed that.