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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- 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
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Recorded timeline
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 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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