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Written question asked by Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 3 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 2015. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Adult Education: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the annual £210 million ring-fenced funding for adult community education is to be continued; and if not, what level of funding such community education will receive in future.

Answer

We have protected the core adult skills participation budget in cash terms, at £1.5 billion. Further details on what the settlement means for the Further Education sector is set out in the Skills Funding Letter.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4262
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Adult education Finance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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