I have been supporting the Raise the Rate campaign, calling for fair funding for sixth forms and colleges, such as St Brendan’s Sixth Form College in my constituency. Sixth-form education has been starved of cash for too long. The freeze has meant that colleges have had to cut back on the range of subjects offered and on extra-curricular activities. I wrote to the Chancellor urging him to compensate colleges for the years of under-funding, and then ensure the settlement rises in line with inflation.