Further Education And Sixth Form Colleges;amdt. Line 2:

EDM number 1171A2 in 2001-02, proposed by Alistair Burt on 20/06/2002.

leave out from 'students' to end and add: "is alarmed at continuing reports of loss of staff from the sector creating a recruitment crisis; believes the recent unprecedented campaign by those bodies representing principals, staff and students is in response to the indifference of Government to the crisis; condemns the Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning for her misleading attacks on the quality of Further Education; and calls on the Government to restore trust in those delivering further education by re-appraising the method of funding from project and initiative to core funding, reduce the needless bureaucracy associated with bidding for such initiatives, and give due respect to the professionalism of governors, principals and staff to do their jobs.".

This is a ammendment to 1171.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.