Written question asked by Shivani Raja (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 June 2026. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Friday, 19 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Adult Education: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what adult skills funding was allocated per head of population to (a) Leicester and Leicestershire, (b) the East Midlands Combined County Authority area, (c) the West Midlands Combined Authority area, and (d) Greater Manchester Combined Authority area in 2025-26; and for what reasons there are differences in these figures.

Answer

The department does not hold this data and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

6898

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Adult education Finance Greater Manchester East Midlands West Midlands

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk