Question follow-through · 117323

Training: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the last five years.

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The previous government ended the standalone Union Learning Fund (ULF) on 31 March 2021. The Adult Skills Fund funds a very broad range of provision, including to support the effective operation of Trade Unions such as for Trade Union Health & Safety ...

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