Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Answer of the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills of 14 May 2018, Official Report, column 6, on Sixth-Form Colleges: Funding, whether funding for 16 and 17 year olds will be included in the Government's post-18 review.

We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to19-year olds until 2020 to make sure every young person has access to the education or training they deserve, and we will be investing an additional £500 million a year in technical education once T Levels are fully rolled out.

Sixth form colleges play a key role in the 16 to 19 system and we are actively considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector. We will also be assessing how far existing and forecast funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering high quality provision. This work will align closely with the major Review of Post-18 Education and Funding which will ensure a coherent vision for further and higher Education.