To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what expenditure from the public purse has been incurred to date by (a) the Learning and Skills Council, (b) the sector skills councils, (c) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, (d) the Gateway process and (e) his Department on (i) the diploma programme and (ii) individual diplomas. (173868)

Expenditure on (i) the diploma programme by the Learning and Skills Council, the Sector Skills Council, the Qualifications Curriculum Authority, the Gateway process and the Department is set out in the following table.

Expenditure on (ii) individual diplomas (including by the LSC) is zero as participation on diplomas has yet to start.