Education and Skills - First Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 December 2004.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The effectiveness of increased expenditure on education and skills

Increased expenditure since 1997

Future levels of expenditure

3 Schools' funding

4 Staff reductions

5 Financial management capabilities of the DfES

Underspending

Outsourcing

Review of schools' funding

Conclusions

6 Further Education

Disparities in funding

Standards in further education

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Wednesday 16 June 2004

Wednesday 7 July 2004

List of written evidence

Written evidence

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Prepared 11 January 2005