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Mr. Truswell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he intends to introduce a system of strategic planning into the further education sector, particularly in areas served by a number of colleges. [5314]
Dr. Howells
In order to assess whether it is fulfilling its statutory duties in respect of the provision of adequate and sufficient further education in England the Further Education Funding Council for England requests all further education sector colleges to produce strategic plans covering a three year period.