Question follow-through · 10005
Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adult learners who will be affected by the reduction in adult skills funding in the 2026–27 financial year.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adult learners who will be affected by the reduction in adult skills funding in the 2026–27 financial year.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are committed to investing in education and skills training for adults. There is no reduction to the Adult Skills Fund in Financial Year 2026-27. Alongside the core Adult Skills Fund the government is providing significant investment in adult learning ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Youth Guarantee
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