Training: Finance
2026-06-03 · Department for Education · 6899 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that residents in areas without a mayoral combined authority have equivalent access to skills funding as those in devolved areas.
Answer
Both the department and the Department for Work and Pensions fund skills provision. Most of these funding streams are not devolved and therefore the approach is consistent across both devolved and non-devolved areas. This includes 16-19 funding, Higher Ed...