Asked by: Naushabah Khan (Labour - Gillingham and Rainham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her department has allocated to further education and skills provision for Gillingham and Rainham in the current financial year; and what steps the Department are taking to improve qualification levels and employment outcomes for young people in that area.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
For the 2025/26 academic year, a total of £7.1 million has been allocated to five academies within the Gillingham and Rainham constituency, for the education of 16 to 19 students. This figure will increase to £7.9 million for the 2026/27 academic year, and includes funding for an additional academy, with new 16 to 19 provision.
In the 2025/26 academic year, of the funds allocated to further education institutions delivering within the Medway Local Authority area, we have released around £10 million for learners resident within Gillingham and Rainham constituency.
The government is seeking to improve qualification levels and employment outcomes for young people through reforms to post‑16 education and skills.
These include expanding technical and vocational education, strengthening apprenticeships and higher‑level technical training, and creating clearer pathways into skilled employment.
Asked by: Naushabah Khan (Labour - Gillingham and Rainham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to introduce (a) misogyny and (b) the treatment of women onto the national curriculum in schools.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Gillingham and Rainham to the answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40591.