{"value":{"id":1337372,"askingMemberId":4277,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-06-21T00:00:00","uin":"16860","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the successful applicants of the Further Education Capital Transformation Fund bid are planned to be announced.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4680,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-06-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>All further education (FE) colleges and designated institutions in England were invited to apply to stage 1 of the two stage FE Capital Transformation Fund in January, by setting out proposals for investment to tackle poor condition across their estates.</p><p>Stage 1 of the bidding process closed to colleges on 22 March and the department is assessing bid applications. We received a high number of applications, and the planned announcement of the stage 1 outcomes has been delayed.</p><p>We hope to inform colleges of the outcomes of stage 1, and publish the stage 2 guidance this summer. We will assess bids submitted at stage 2 before making final decisions on award of funding.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Further Education Capital Transformation Fund","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1337372","method":"GET"}]}