Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.24 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what year will act as the baseline for determining the number of extra pupils taking Maths or Further Maths A levels or Core Maths; and whether that baseline will be revised in future years.

Further information about the post-16 maths premium announced in the Budget will be released in due course. This information will set out which year will act as the baseline for determining the number of extra pupils taking Mathematics or Further Mathematics AS/A levels or Core Mathematics, and whether the baseline will be revised in future years.