Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to the Careers and Enterprise Company for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.

The Careers & Enterprise Company is doing excellent work across the country with schools, colleges and employers to improve the information, advice and guidance that young people receive on education, training and employment options. This includes funding careers activities in those areas in need of most support.

The department’s grant funding allocation for The Careers & Enterprise Company was:

• 2016-17 £16 million
• 2017-18 £18.8 million

We are finalising the grant agreement for 2018-19, which we expect to reflect the expanded role that the Company now has implementing the careers strategy, including a new £5 million Investment Fund to support disadvantaged young people.