Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.152 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, if she will list the local authorities that will receive funding through the Staying Close programme by March 2025; and how much funding she expects each local authority to receive.

The third round of applications for Staying Close funding closed on the 22 February 2023. The department will publish details of the awarded local authorities in due course, along with the amounts they will receive once all required evaluation and clearance processes have been completed. Details of how the additional funding announced on 15 March 2023 will be allocated will also be shared shortly.