FUNDING OF FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES

Early day motion 851, tabled 9 March 2015 by Barry Sheerman (Labour). Signed by 63 members.

That this House believes that further education colleges are central to improving the nation's skills; shares the concerns of those working and studying in further education regarding the recently announced 24 per cent cuts to non-apprenticeship adult education funding in England; recognises that this will have a devastating effect on the sector and will shut the door on those sections of the community that rely on adult education the most; and therefore urges the Government to rethink this spending reduction which could threaten the future prospects of hundreds of thousands of people across the country.

Signatures by party: Labour 48, Liberal Democrat 7, DUP 3, Independent 2, Conservative 1, Green 1, Respect 1.