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Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities for small and medium-sized training providers; what assessmen
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 29 May 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities for small and medium-sized training providers; what assessmen
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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29 May 2026
Answer published
We are committed to investing in education and skills training for adults and are investing over £1.4 billion in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) this academic year. The principal purpose of the ASF is to engage adults and provide the skills and learning they ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Adult Education: Finance
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Adult Education: Finance
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Adult Education: Finance
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Adult Education: Finance
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Social Security Benefits
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Unemployment: Government Assistance
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the increase in the unemployment rate to 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2026; what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional people expected to beco
Vacancies
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the decline in job vacancies to the lowest level in five years; which regions and sectors have experienced the largest falls in vacancies over the last 12 months; and whet
Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Workplace Transformation programme on Departmental office capacity, staffing levels, customer access and service delivery; whether regional o
Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
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Apprentices: Manufacturing Industries
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing employers to establish employer-led apprenticeship academies in partnership with further education colleges; whether Growth and Skills Levy f
Youth Guarantee: Walsall
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people aged 18 to 24 in (a) Aldridge-Brownhills constituency and (b) Walsall local authority area who will be eligible for the Jobs Guarantee in ea
Youth Guarantee
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish data on the number of Jobs Guarantee participants who (a) start a placement, (b) complete a placement and (c) enter sustained employment six and 12 months after completing a