Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent in (a) 2015-16 and 2016-17 on (i) 16 to 19 football academies and (ii) other 16 to 19 sports academies; and how many students received a full qualification from those academies in (A) maths and (B) English.

The department does not hold the information requested.

The department funds sports provision for 16 to 19 year olds in a wide range of schools, colleges and other providers. However, the department does not directly fund any football or other sports academies, but does fund League Football Education and the FA Premier League Limited for delivery of education and training in association with football clubs. Some education and training linked to sporting organisations is also delivered through sub-contracting arrangements with funded institutions.

The department publishes annually details of sub-contracting arrangements recorded in relation to 16 to 19 provision – the latest information is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-sub-contracted-students-for-2015-to-2016-academic-year.