Adult Education: Finance
Lords · Question HL1521 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the adult education budget was, or has been, allocated to Combined Mayoral Authorities in (1) 2023-24, (2) 2024-25, and (3) 2025-26, under devolution agreements.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 23 Oct 2024
The adult skills fund (ASF), formerly the adult education budget (AEB), is worth £1.34 billion this year, and funds education and skills training for those aged 19 and above to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further lea...