Question follow-through · 4542

Training: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people with the cost of adult training courses.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people with the cost of adult training courses.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), spending £1.4 billion in the 2025/26 academic year. The ASF fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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