Earlier this week, I visited West College Scotland in West Dunbartonshire in my region. I witnessed the excellent work that it does in training apprentices in various fields, such as engineering, nursing, construction and building. As the minister knows, apprenticeships play an important role in Scotland's economy. However, college officials expressed concern about uncertainty when it comes to funding.

The minister has just said that there will be no immediate change to funding arrangements of college or university students. Therefore, can he guarantee that further education institutions will get the funding that they deserve?