Budget 2009 announced additional capital funds for further education of more than £300 million for this spending review period (2009-10 and 10-11), with the total FE capital budget for 2009-10 being £827.6 million, and in 2010-11 being £448.1 million. This budget will cover expenditure on projects which have already been approved as well as new projects.
Budgeted capital spend for HE is £1,215.5 million in 2009-10 and £713.5 million in 2010-11.
These figures take into account the planned expenditure brought forward from 2010-11 as part of the fiscal stimulus package announced in the pre-Budget report.