Ian Austin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2016 to Question 26338, on EU grants and loans, which organisations have received grants from the £71 million European Social Fund monies.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The European Social Fund provides support for young people aged 14-19 who were not in education, employment or training, or who were at risk of being so, for the period December 2013 to July 2015 (2007-2013 European Social Fund programme extended to 2015). This funding was awarded under contract following an open and competitive tendering process. The procurement process was administered by the Skills Funding Agency on behalf of the Education Funding Agency.
The list of organisations contracted to deliver this provision can be found here:
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