Written questions

Education: Finance

Commons · Question 83760 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional intervention funding for the provision of education re-engagement programmes for 16 to 18 year olds who have defaulted their initia

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 29 Oct 2025

Under Section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, local authorities are required to make available the support it considers appropriate to encourage, enable or assist all young people aged 16 to 19 to effectively participate in education or training....